Best Legal Services Schools Near Villa Park, IL (2026)

Villa Park, Illinois has 32 accredited schools offering legal services programs, with tuition ranging from $3,822 to $38,978 per year for indexed programs. Villa Park has a population of about 22,456. Median household income is $94,698 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 37.2% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area, the top-earning legal services-related role is Lawyer at a median $165,660 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).


The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer legal services programs near Villa Park, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Villa Park city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.

How We Rank Schools

Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS). To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked against schools at the same credential level:

  • Graduation rate 30%
  • Median earnings, 10 years after entry 25%
  • Average net price (lower is better) 20%
  • Retention rate 15%
  • Fully online availability 10%

Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score. On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Villa Park. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.

#1

College of DuPage

Glen Ellyn, IL 5.6 miles from Villa Park BOC Score 47.7
  • 2 year
Graduation rate 25%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry $46,909
Avg net price $7,401/yr
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  • Programs offered: 104

Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard

#2

Triton College

River Grove, IL 7.3 miles from Villa Park BOC Score 54.9
  • 2 year
  • Campus + Online
Graduation rate 18%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry $41,728
Avg net price $4,138/yr
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  • Programs offered: 74

Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard

#3

City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College

Chicago, IL 10.9 miles from Villa Park BOC Score 59.5
  • 2 year
  • Campus + Online
Graduation rate 28%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry $41,625
Avg net price $6,375/yr
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Key stats
  • Programs offered: 17

Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard

#4

Morton College

Cicero, IL 11.9 miles from Villa Park BOC Score 49.6
  • 2 year
Graduation rate 26%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry $42,406
Avg net price $5,191/yr
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  • Programs offered: 42

Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard

#5

Oakton College

Des Plaines, IL 13.1 miles from Villa Park BOC Score 57.2
  • 2 year
  • Campus + Online
Graduation rate 16%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry $47,852
Avg net price $5,183/yr
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Key stats
  • Programs offered: 81

Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard

#6

William Rainey Harper College

Palatine, IL 14.4 miles from Villa Park BOC Score 59.2
  • 2 year
  • Campus + Online
Graduation rate 38%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry $48,071
Avg net price $11,607/yr
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  • Programs offered: 79

Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard

#7

Moraine Valley Community College

Palos Hills, IL 15.2 miles from Villa Park BOC Score 60.0
  • 2 year
  • Campus + Online
Graduation rate 30%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry $43,892
Avg net price $2,829/yr
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Key stats
  • Programs offered: 74

Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard

#8

City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College

Chicago, IL 18.1 miles from Villa Park BOC Score 39.8
  • 2 year
  • Campus + Online
Graduation rate 23%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry $36,531
Avg net price $7,397/yr
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Key stats
  • Programs offered: 20

Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard

Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Illinois schools on the Illinois legal services page.


Villa Park is part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area (BLS area code 16980). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Illinois statewide.

OccupationMedian WageSourceCOL-Adjusted (US=100)
Paralegal and Legal Assistant$70,550Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$68,098
Legal Secretary and Administrative Assistant$59,490Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$57,423
Lawyer$165,660Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$159,903

Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.


Villa Park at a Glance

MetricValueSource
Population22,456Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income$94,698Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+37.2%Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)103.6 (above U.S. average)BEA RPP 2024


Frequently Asked Questions

Our directory has 32 accredited schools offering legal services programs near Villa Park. The closest is College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, IL (5.7 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Roosevelt University (18.2 miles). 8 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.

Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying legal services-related roles near Villa Park are: Lawyer ($165,660), Paralegal and Legal Assistant ($70,550), Legal Secretary and Administrative Assistant ($59,490). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Illinois statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.

Should I look at programs in Elmhurst instead of Villa Park?

Elmhurst, IL is 1.9 miles from Villa Park and has its own set of local legal services programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.

Villa Park’s median household income of $94,698 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Villa Park while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Illinois public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.

How do I verify a program is accredited?

Confirm institutional accreditation via the U.S. Department of Education database (U.S. Dept. of Education database), and check for any program-specific accreditation listed by the school.


Other Programs Available in Villa Park

Compare every accredited online degree program with city-level data for Villa Park:

Data verified: August 11, 2026. Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024โ€“2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.