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2022 Best Value Colleges for Pre-Law (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

3 Ranked Colleges
122 Degrees Awarded
$11,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Pre-Law Schools in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Pre-Law Schools in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

Pre-Law is the 633rd most popular major in the country with 540 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 122 pre-law graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Pre-Law Schools in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in pre-law. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality pre-law programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the pre-law program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Pre-Law Schools in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Pre-Law Schools in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Pre-Law Schools in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Colleges for Pre-Law (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Pre-Law Schools in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in East Lansing, Michigan, this large public school handed out 84 diplomas to qualified ’s pre-law students in 2019-2020.

Michigan State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Pre-Law Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Michigan State University is $6,686 for Great Lakes Region Pre-Law students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

Full Michigan State Pre-Law Report

#2

Ball State University

Muncie, Indiana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ball State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Pre-Law Schools in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Muncie, Indiana, and it awarded 6 ’s pre-law degrees in 2019-2020.

Ball State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Pre-Law Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Ball State is $8,403 for great lakes region pre-law students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Pre-Law at Ball State

#3

Indiana Institute of Technology

Fort Wayne, Indiana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana Institute of Technology. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Pre-Law Schools in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Indiana Tech is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region pre-law students whose families make $0-$30k list, Indiana Tech has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Pre-Law Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Indiana Tech is $19,286 for great lakes region pre-law students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Pre-Law at Indiana Institute of Technology

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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