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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Legal Professions (Income $30-$48k) in Ohio

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 $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in legal professions. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality legal professions programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for ohio doctor’s degree legal professions students whose families make $30-$48k.

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Making $30-$48k. Ohio State University - Main Campus is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 208 doctorate’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.

Ohio State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State are $37,141, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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 $30-$48k list. Case Western is located in Cleveland, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 132 doctorate’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.

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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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this large public school awarded 94 degrees to qualified doctorate’s legal professions students in 2019-2020.

UC also took the #3 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 UC are $26,644.

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#4

University of Toledo

Toledo, Ohio
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Toledo landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Toledo is a fairly large public school situated in Toledo, Ohio. It awarded 92 doctorate’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Toledo also made our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Toledo are $27,067, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, Ohio
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cleveland State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Making $30-$48k list. Cleveland State University is located in Cleveland, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 97 doctorate’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our ohio doctor’s degree legal professions students whose families make $30-$48k list, Cleveland State University has also earned the #6 rank 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

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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 $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. Akron, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s legal professions degrees to 152 students in 2019-2020.

University of Akron Main Campus also took 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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#7

Capital University

Columbus, Ohio
#4 in overall quality

Capital University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Making $30-$48k list. Capital University is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 115 doctorate’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our ohio doctor’s degree legal professions students whose families make $30-$48k 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 are $13,000, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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