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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Legal Professions in Ohio

6 Ranked Colleges
1,007 Degrees Awarded
$26,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Legal Professions is the 17th most popular major in the country with 61,993 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in legal professions. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality legal professions programs that also have a lower cost than 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 program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for ohio doctor’s degree legal professions students.

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Ohio State is a large school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 208 doctorate’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

Ohio State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. 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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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a public institution located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 94 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

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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#3

Capital University

Columbus, Ohio
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Capital University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 115 degrees to qualified doctorate’s legal professions students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our ohio doctor’s degree legal professions students list, Capital has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Capital University are $13,000, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Akron Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio. Located in Akron, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 152 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s legal professions students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Akron Main Campus, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Akron Main Campus are $15,217, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, Ohio
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cleveland State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio. 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 made our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cleveland State University are $17,622, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

University of Toledo

Toledo, Ohio
#5 in overall quality

University of Toledo landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio ranking. University of Toledo is located in Toledo, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 92 doctorate’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.

University of Toledo also made our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Toledo are $27,067.

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#1 in overall quality

Case Western Reserve University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio ranking, coming in at #6. Case Western Reserve University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Cleveland, Ohio. It awarded 132 doctorate’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Case Western, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Case Western Reserve University are $47,958.

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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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