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2022 Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio

7 Ranked Colleges
991 Degrees Awarded
$26,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Law is the 25th most popular major in the country with 34,750 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, law graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $58,876 and had an average of $112,084 in loans still to pay off.

Across Ohio, there were 991 law graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,444 and $93,860 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 991 law graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,438 and $112,790 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in law. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent law programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the law program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio

The colleges and universities below are the best for ohio doctor’s degree law students.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Law in Ohio

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this large public school awarded 208 degrees to qualified doctorate’s law students in 2019-2020.

Ohio State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Ohio State Law Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio list. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this large public school awarded 94 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s law students in 2019-2020.

UC also took the #3 spot in our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus are $26,644.

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#3

Capital University

Columbus, Ohio
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Capital University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio. Capital is a private not-for-profit institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 115 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Capital did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Capital University are $13,000.

Read more about Law at Capital University

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Akron Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Akron, Ohio, and it awarded 152 doctorate’s law degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Akron Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Akron Main Campus are $15,217.

Read more about Law at University of Akron Main Campus

#5

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, Ohio
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Cleveland State University landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Cleveland, Ohio, and it awarded 97 doctorate’s law degrees in 2019-2020.

Cleveland State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cleveland State University are $17,622.

Read more about Law at Cleveland State University

#6

University of Toledo

Toledo, Ohio
#5 in overall quality

University of Toledo ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio list. Located in Toledo, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 92 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s law students in 2019-2020.

University of Toledo also made our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Toledo are $27,067.

Full University of Toledo Law Report

#1 in overall quality

Case Western Reserve University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio ranking. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Cleveland, Ohio. It awarded 116 doctorate’s law degrees in 2019-2020.

Case Western did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Case Western are $47,958, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Law at Case Western Reserve University

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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