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2023 Best Value Legal Professions Schools in Michigan

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

10 Colleges
$14,012 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,563 Avg Salary

In 2020-2021, 1,654 degrees and certificates were awarded to legal professions students who went to a Michigan college or university. This makes it the #17 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Legal Professions Schools in Michigan ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Michigan 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.

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for legal professions majors pursuing a .

#1

Oakland Community College

Bloomfield Hills, MI
$5,200 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Oakland Community College the best value school in Michigan for legal professions students. Oakland Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Bloomfield Hills.

Oakland Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,200 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, legal professions graduates from Oakland Community College carry an average student debtload of $19,492.

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$13,900 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Grand Valley State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in Michigan. Located in the large suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GVSU are $13,900 per year. While working on their degree, legal professions majors at GVSU accumulate an average of around $26,531 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $252.

In addition to its great value ranking, GVSU is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Legal Professions Schools in Michigan list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Professions Schools in Michigan list. WMU-Cooley Law School is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lansing.

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$17,193 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in Michigan. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at U-M are $17,193 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, U-M is ranked #2 for overall quality for legal professions in Michigan.

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#5

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI
$13,094 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Central Michigan University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in Michigan. Central Michigan is a large public school located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Central Michigan are $13,094 a year. Legal Professions majors at Central Michigan take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#6

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, MI
$20,964 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Davenport University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for legal professions students. 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 in-state undergraduate at Davenport University are $20,964 a year. After completing their degree, legal professions graduates from Davenport University carry an average student debtload of $27,594.

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#7

Madonna University

Livonia, MI
$24,900 Average Tuition & Fees

Madonna University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value legal professions programs. Located in the small city of Livonia, Madonna is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Madonna are $24,900 per year. While working on their degree, legal professions majors at Madonna accumulate an average of around $31,500 in student debt.

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#8

Baker College

Owosso, MI
$12,420 Average Tuition & Fees

Baker College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Schools in Michigan list. Baker College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Owosso.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Baker College are $12,420 a year. After completing their degree, legal professions graduates from Baker College carry an average student debtload of $21,263.

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#9

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI
$15,199 Average Tuition & Fees

Wayne State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Schools in Michigan list. Wayne State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Detroit.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wayne State are $15,199 per year.

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$30,154 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Detroit Mercy ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Schools in Michigan list. Detroit Mercy is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Detroit.

Detroit Mercy undergraduate students pay an average of $30,154 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Explore all the Best Value Legal Professions Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 1,257
Ohio 1,634
Illinois 2,648
Wisconsin 748

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

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 10 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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