2023 Best Law Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Law School for You
Law is the #28 most popular major in the country with 36,216 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Law Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.
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2023 Best Law Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for law majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best Law Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the best school in the Great Lakes Region for law students. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
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Out of the 25 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the # 2 spot on the list. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
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The excellent programs at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best law schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Notre Dame. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Law Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
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Out of the 25 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.
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Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Law Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. WMU-Cooley Law School is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lansing.
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Illinois Institute of Technology ranked #7 on this year’s Best Law Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
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With a ranking of #8, Marquette University did quite well on this year’s best schools for law students. Marquette is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.
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Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for law students. It came in at #9 on the list. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.
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Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for law students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 1,285 |
| Ohio | 1,015 |
| Illinois | 1,700 |
| Indiana | 599 |
| Wisconsin | 463 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Law
Law is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Law
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Legal Support Services | 11,545 |
| Legal Research | 6,874 |
| Non-Professional General Legal Studies | 4,407 |
| Legal Professions (Other) | 2,013 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 the rest 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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