2022 Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in Illinois

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In 2019-2020, 2,565 people earned their degree in legal professions (other), making the major the 196th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, legal professions (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $51,722 and had an average of $45,823 in loans still to pay off.

Across Illinois, there were 166 legal professions (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $41,105 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 120 legal professions (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in Illinois” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in legal professions (other). The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great legal professions (other) programs and 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 legal professions (other) program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in Illinois.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Legal Professions (Other) in Illinois

#1

Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$19,154 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola University Chicago. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in Illinois list. Loyola University Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 21 masters’s other legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

Loyola Chicago also took the #2 spot in our “Best Legal Professions (Other) Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola Chicago are $19,154, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Legal Professions (Other) at Loyola University Chicago

#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$56,567 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$61,516 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Evanston, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 98 degrees to qualified masters’s other legal professions students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northwestern, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Legal Professions (Other) Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern University are $56,567, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Legal Professions (Other) at Northwestern

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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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