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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Legal Professions in Illinois (With Aid)

7 Ranked Colleges
1,517 Degrees Awarded
$33,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Illinois For Those Getting Aid” 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 Illinois, there were 2,962 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,390 and $76,092 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,517 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,900 and $148,219 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Getting Aid” 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 Illinois For Those Getting Aid”.

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

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the #1 spot on the list. Evanston, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s legal professions degrees to 278 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northwestern, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $56,567, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Northwestern Legal Professions Report

#2

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, Illinois
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Illinois University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Dekalb, Illinois, and it awarded 80 doctorate’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

NIU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Illinois University are $11,086, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Legal Professions at Northern Illinois University

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Getting Aid. SIUC is a fairly large public school situated in Carbondale, Illinois. It awarded 102 doctorate’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

SIUC also made our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Illinois University Carbondale are $32,928, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Legal Professions at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

#4

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Getting Aid list. University of Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 208 doctorate’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.

UChicago also took the #2 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UChicago are $61,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Legal Professions at UChicago

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Illinois Institute of Technology. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Getting Aid. This medium-sized school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 223 doctorate’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

Illinois Tech also made our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois Institute of Technology are $30,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Legal Professions at Illinois Tech

#6

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois
#5 in overall quality

DePaul University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Getting Aid list. DePaul University is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 233 doctorate’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.

DePaul also made our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at DePaul are $19,760, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full DePaul University Legal Professions Report

#7

Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#3 in overall quality

Loyola University Chicago came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Getting Aid ranking. Loyola University Chicago is a fairly large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 232 doctorate’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

Loyola Chicago also took the #3 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola Chicago are $19,154, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Loyola Chicago Legal Professions Report

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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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