2022 Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Legal Studies is the 225th most popular major in the country with 3,546 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Illinois, there were 45 legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 10 legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in legal studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality legal studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the legal studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The legal studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Legal Studies (Income $30-$48k) in Illinois

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois

$56,567 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Evanston, Illinois, and it awarded 1 masters’s legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwestern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Legal Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $56,567, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Northwestern University Legal Studies Report

#2

University of Illinois at Springfield

Springfield, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$16,757 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Springfield landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Springfield, Illinois, this small public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified masters’s legal studies students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIS, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Legal Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIS are $16,757, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Legal Studies at University of Illinois at Springfield

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Legal Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Legal Studies (Income $30-$48k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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