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2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Making $48-$75k

7 Ranked Colleges
1,007 Degrees Awarded
$26,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 61,993 people earned their degree in legal professions, making the major the 17th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, legal professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $43,199 and had an average of $58,026 in loans still to pay off.

Across Ohio, there were 1,768 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,911 and $44,555 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,007 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,438 and $112,790 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in legal professions. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great legal professions programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

The legal professions school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Making $48-$75k”.

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The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Making $48-$75k.

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Making $48-$75k list. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s legal professions degrees to 208 students in 2019-2020.

Ohio State also made our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Case Western Reserve University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 132 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s legal professions students in 2019-2020.

Case Western not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. 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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#3

University of Toledo

Toledo, Ohio
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Toledo. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Toledo is a public institution located in Toledo, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 92 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Toledo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Toledo are $27,067, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Capital University

Columbus, Ohio
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Capital University landed the #4 spot on the list. Capital is a small school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 115 doctorate’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

Capital also made our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Capital University are $13,000, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Making $48-$75k list. UC is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 94 doctorate’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.

UC also took the #3 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus are $26,644, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, Ohio
#6 in overall quality

Cleveland State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Cleveland State University is a fairly large school located in Cleveland, Ohio that handed out 97 doctorate’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

Cleveland State University also took the #6 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cleveland State University are $17,622, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5 in overall quality

University of Akron Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #7. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Akron, Ohio that handed out 152 doctorate’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Akron Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Legal Professions 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.

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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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