2026 Best Value Law Schools in Wisconsin
[Law](/majors/legal-studies-and-professions/law/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for law students.
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2026 Best Value Law Schools in Wisconsin
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the law degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Law Schools
For return on investment in law, no school beat University Of Wisconsin Madison this year. Set in the city of Madison, University Of Wisconsin Madison is a very large public institution. In-state tuition and fees average $11,603, while out-of-state students pay about $42,103. Students borrow a median of $21,813 to complete the law program here. Soon after graduation, law degree recipients from University Of Wisconsin Madison generally make around $71,236. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 45%.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Marquette University earned it the #2 place for law. Set in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette University is a large private not-for-profit institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $51,170. Students borrow a median of $24,122 to complete the law program here. Law graduates of Marquette University earn a median of $63,027 early in their careers. Set against $24,122 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Marquette University admits about 81% of applicants.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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