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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Legal Research in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

7 Ranked Colleges
43 Degrees Awarded
$43,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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

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The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid.

#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 Value Legal Research Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s legal research degrees in 2019-2020.

U-M did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Legal Research 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 Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548.

Full University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Legal Research Report

#4 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 #2 for the Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. University of Wisconsin - 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #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.

Read more about Legal Research at University of Wisconsin - Madison

#3

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Indiana University - Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s legal research degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at IU Bloomington, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Legal Research Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at IU Bloomington are $33,338, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Legal Research at Indiana University - Bloomington

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s legal research degrees to qualified students.

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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis are $26,013.

Full IUPUI Legal Research Report

#5

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, Indiana
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Notre Dame landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Notre Dame, Indiana. It awarded 2 doctorate’s legal research degrees in 2019-2020.

Notre Dame also took the #3 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 Notre Dame are $57,522.

Read full report on Legal Research at University of Notre Dame

#6

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

University of Chicago did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. UChicago is a fairly large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 4 doctorate’s legal research degrees in 2019-2020.

UChicago not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Legal Research 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 UChicago are $61,548.

Read full report on Legal Research at University of Chicago

#3 in overall quality

Case Western Reserve University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This fairly large school is located in Cleveland, Ohio, and it awarded 16 doctorate’s legal research degrees in 2019-2020.

Case Western 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Case Western are $47,958.

Full Case Western Legal Research Report

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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%.

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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