2023 Best Value Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Legal Professions Graduate Certificate School for You
Legal Professions is the #16 most popular major in the country with 61,055 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for legal professions students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Check out the legal professions graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University Global the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for legal professions students working on their graduate certificate. Purdue University Global is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Purdue University Global are $10,582 a year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Loyola University Chicago is a great value for legal professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Loyola Chicago are $19,894 per year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Davenport University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Davenport University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Grand Rapids.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Davenport University are $17,208 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Capital University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Capital is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Columbus.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Capital are $13,190 per year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Akron Main Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the midsize city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.
University of Akron Main Campus graduate students pay an average of $11,936 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #6, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on this year’s best value schools for legal professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UW - Madison is ranked #5 for overall quality for legal professions in the Great Lakes Region .
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Northwestern University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northwestern are $56,567 per year.
Northwestern did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
Cleveland State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for legal professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Cleveland State University is a large public school located in the city of Cleveland.
Cleveland State University graduate students pay an average of $18,051 in tuition and fees each year.
Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate legal professions programs. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at IUPUI are $26,529 per year.
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With a ranking of #10, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on this year’s best value schools for legal professions students working on their graduate certificate. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at IU Bloomington are $33,352 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, IU Bloomington also did well on our Best Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Best Legal Professions Colleges by State
Explore the best legal professions schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Indiana | 1,257 |
| Michigan | 1,654 |
| Ohio | 1,634 |
| Illinois | 2,648 |
| Wisconsin | 748 |
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Legal Professions Related Majors for Legal Professions
Legal Professions Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Law | 36,216 |
| Legal Support Services | 11,545 |
| Legal Research | 6,874 |
| Non-Professional General Legal Studies | 4,407 |
| Legal Professions (Other) | 2,013 |
Majors Similar to Legal Professions
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting | 142,610 |
| Public Administration & Social Service | 98,583 |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies | 73,813 |
| Military Technologies & Applied Sciences | 4,477 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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