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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Legal Research (Income Over $110k) in the Great Lakes Region

7 Ranked Colleges
43 Degrees Awarded
$43,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Legal Research Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Vallue Legal Research Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 9,738 people earned their degree in legal research, making the major the 89th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, legal research graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $64,635 and had an average of $65,122 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,491 legal research graduates with average earnings and debt of $78,600 and $97,476 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 43 legal research graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Legal Research Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in legal research. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent legal research programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the legal research program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree legal research students whose families make more than $110k.

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Legal Research Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k list. U-M is a public institution located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

U-M also took the #2 spot in our “Best Legal Research Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Legal Research Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k list. UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s legal research degrees to qualified students.

UW - Madison did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Legal Research Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#5 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 #3 for the Best Vallue Legal Research Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k. IU Bloomington is a large public school situated in Bloomington, Indiana. It awarded 8 doctorate’s legal research degrees in 2019-2020.

IU Bloomington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Legal Research Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. 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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#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue Legal Research Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is a large school located in Indianapolis, Indiana that handed out 3 doctorate’s legal research degrees in 2019-2020.

IUPUI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Legal Research Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at IUPUI are $26,013, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Legal Research Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s legal research students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UChicago, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Legal Research Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UChicago are $61,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, Indiana
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Notre Dame did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Legal Research Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit institution located in Notre Dame, Indiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Notre Dame did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Legal Research Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Notre Dame are $57,522, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3 in overall quality

Case Western Reserve University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Legal Research Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s legal research students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Case Western, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Legal Research Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Case Western are $47,958, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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