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2022 Best Value Legal Support Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

13 Ranked Colleges
324 Degrees Awarded
$16,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Legal Support Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Support Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 10,854 people earned their degree in legal support services, making the major the 105th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, legal support services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,484 and had an average of $23,785 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,628 legal support services graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,492 and $24,076 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 324 legal support services graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Legal Support Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a degree in legal support services. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great legal support services programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the legal support services program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Legal Support Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

#1

Grand Valley State University

Allendale, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grand Valley State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Legal Support Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. GVSU is a large school located in Allendale, Michigan that handed out 33 bachelors’s legal support degrees in 2019-2020.

GVSU also made our “Best Legal Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Grand Valley State University is $11,578 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree legal support students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#11 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Support Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s legal support degrees to qualified students.

IUPUI also made our “Best Legal Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #11. The estimated yearly cost for IUPUI is $5,052 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Legal Support students whose families make $0-$30k.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Support Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Cincinnati, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s legal support degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

UC also took the #2 spot in our “Best Legal Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UC is $15,078 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree legal support students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Support Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a fairly large school located in Carbondale, Illinois that handed out 10 bachelors’s legal support degrees in 2019-2020.

SIUC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Legal Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $13,658 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree legal support students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend SIUC.

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Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Legal Support Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Kent State University at Kent landed the #5 spot on the list. Kent State University at Kent is a large public school situated in Kent, Ohio. It awarded 25 bachelors’s legal support degrees in 2019-2020.

Kent State also took the #6 spot in our “Best Legal Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Kent State is $13,915 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree legal support students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#6

University of Toledo

Toledo, Ohio

With a ranking of #6, University of Toledo did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Legal Support Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Toledo is a fairly large school located in Toledo, Ohio that handed out 12 bachelors’s legal support degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Toledo also made our “Best Legal Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #8. The estimated yearly cost for University of Toledo is $14,516 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Legal Support students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full University of Toledo Legal Support Services Report

#7

Baker College

Owosso, Michigan

Baker College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Support Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Owosso, Michigan, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s legal support students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree legal support students whose families make $0-$30k list, Baker College has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Legal Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $13,376 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree legal support students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Baker College.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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#8

Madonna University

Livonia, Michigan

Madonna University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Legal Support Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #8. Madonna is a small school located in Livonia, Michigan that handed out 7 bachelors’s legal support degrees in 2019-2020.

Madonna also took the #9 spot in our “Best Legal Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $13,455 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Legal Support students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Madonna University.

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#9

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Davenport University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Legal Support Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Grand Rapids, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s legal support degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

Davenport University also took the #7 spot in our “Best Legal Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Davenport University is $15,751 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree legal support students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#10

Roosevelt University

Chicago, Illinois

With a ranking of #10, Roosevelt University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Legal Support Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Roosevelt is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s legal support degrees to qualified students.

Roosevelt also took the #5 spot in our “Best Legal Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $20,398 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Legal Support students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Roosevelt University.

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#11

Herzing University - Madison

Madison, Wisconsin

Herzing University - Madison landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Legal Support Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This small school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s legal support degrees in 2019-2020.

Herzing University - Madison not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Legal Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $24,474 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree legal support students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Herzing University - Madison.

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Herzing University - Akron ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Legal Support Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Akron, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s legal support degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Herzing Akron also made our “Best Legal Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #14. The estimated yearly cost for Herzing Akron is $22,440 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree legal support students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#13

Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #13, Loyola University Chicago did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Legal Support Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s legal support degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree legal support students whose families make $0-$30k list, Loyola Chicago has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Legal Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Loyola Chicago is $29,440 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree legal support students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low student loan default rate of 3.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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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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