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2023 Best Law Schools in Illinois

7 Colleges
$81,339 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Law School for You

With 1,700 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, law is the #22 most popular major in Illinois.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Law Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Law Schools in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best for law majors pursuing a .

Top Illinois Schools in Law

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the best school in Illinois for law students. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Law Schools in Illinois list. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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Out of the 7 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois Institute of Technology landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Loyola University Chicago is a great place for law students. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DePaul University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Law Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Northern Illinois University did quite well on this year’s best schools for law students. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale ranked #7 on this year’s Best Law Schools in Illinois list. SIUC is a large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.

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Best Law Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1,285
Ohio 1,015
Indiana 599
Wisconsin 463

Law is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

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 7 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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