2023 Best Value Legal Professions Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Legal Professions School for You
Legal Professions is the #16 most popular major in the country with 61,055 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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The Best Value Legal Professions Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 42 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value 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.
Top 10 Best Legal Professions Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Oakland Community College the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for legal professions students. Oakland Community College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Bloomfield Hills.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Oakland Community College are $5,200 a year. On average, legal professions graduates from Oakland Community College take out $19,492 in student loans while working on their degree.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Ivy Tech Community College is a great value for legal professions students. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ivy Tech Community College are $8,927 per year. The average amount in student loans that legal professions majors at Ivy Tech Community College take out is $14,600.
Ivy Tech Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Legal Professions Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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Out of the 42 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sinclair Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Dayton, Sinclair Community College is a public college with a large student population.
Sinclair Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,076 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cuyahoga Community College District. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Cuyahoga Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Cleveland.
Cuyahoga Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $8,586 in tuition and fees each year. On average, legal professions graduates from Cuyahoga Community College District take out $12,893 in student loans while working on their degree.
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The excellent programs at Herzing University - Akron helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Akron, Herzing Akron is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Herzing Akron are $14,200 per year. Legal Professions majors at Herzing Akron take out an average of $38,136 in student loans while working on their egree.
Herzing Akron also claimed a spot on our Best Legal Professions Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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With a ranking of #6, Lewis and Clark Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for legal professions students. Located in the small suburb of Godfrey, Lewis and Clark Community College is a public college with a small student population.
Lewis and Clark Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $12,552 in tuition and fees each year. Legal Professions majors at Lewis and Clark Community College take out an average of $13,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
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Herzing University - Madison ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Herzing University - Madison is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Madison.
Herzing University - Madison undergraduate students pay an average of $14,200 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that legal professions majors at Herzing University - Madison take out is $38,136.
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Rasmussen University - Illinois landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value legal professions programs. Rasmussen University - Illinois is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Rockford.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Rasmussen University - Illinois are $13,883 a year. On average, legal professions graduates from Rasmussen University - Illinois take out $28,835 in student loans while working on their degree.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Rasmussen University - Illinois also did well on our Best Legal Professions Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Professions Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. WMU-Cooley Law School is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lansing.
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Purdue University Global came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Professions Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. 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 undergraduate student at Purdue University Global are $14,436 a year. Legal Professions majors at Purdue University Global take out an average of $36,876 in student loans while working on their egree.
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Request InformationBest Legal Professions Colleges by State
Explore the best legal professions colleges 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 25 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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