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2022 Best Value Advanced Legal Research/Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

6 Ranked Colleges
27 Degrees Awarded
$42,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Advanced Legal Research/Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Advanced Legal Research/Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Advanced Legal Research/Studies is the 252nd most popular major in the country with 2,966 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 241 general advanced legal research/studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 27 general advanced legal research/studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Advanced Legal Research/Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general advanced legal research/studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general advanced legal research/studies programs, but they also cost less that 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 general advanced legal research/studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Advanced Legal Research/Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Chicago. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Advanced Legal Research/Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s advanced legal research/studies students in 2019-2020.

UChicago did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Advanced Legal Research/Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Chicago are $61,548.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Advanced Legal Research/Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #2 spot on the list. U-M is a large public school situated in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It awarded 5 doctorate’s advanced legal research/studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U-M, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Advanced Legal Research/Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, Indiana
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Notre Dame. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Advanced Legal Research/Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Notre Dame, Indiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s advanced legal research/studies degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Notre Dame not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Advanced Legal Research/Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Notre Dame are $57,522, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Advanced Legal Research/Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k. UW - Madison is a public institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Advanced Legal Research/Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523.

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#5

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Bloomington. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Advanced Legal Research/Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Bloomington, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s advanced legal research/studies degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

IU Bloomington also made our “Best General Advanced Legal Research/Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Bloomington are $33,338, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5 in overall quality

Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Advanced Legal Research/Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. IUPUI is a large public school situated in Indianapolis, Indiana. It awarded 3 doctorate’s advanced legal research/studies degrees in 2019-2020.

IUPUI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Advanced Legal Research/Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at IUPUI are $26,013.

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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%.

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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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