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2023 Best Law Schools in Michigan

4 Colleges
$72,047 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Law School for You

With 1,285 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, law is the #19 most popular major in Michigan.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Law Schools in Michigan to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Michigan to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Law Schools in Michigan

Check out the law programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Michigan Schools in Law

Our analysis found University of Michigan - Ann Arbor to be the best school for law students who want to pursue a degree in Michigan. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 4 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School landed the # 2 spot on the list. WMU-Cooley Law School is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Lansing.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Detroit Mercy. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Law Schools in Michigan list. Detroit Mercy is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Detroit.

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#4

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

The excellent programs at Wayne State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best law schools in Michigan. Wayne State is a very large public school located in the city of Detroit.

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Best Law Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 1,015
Illinois 1,700
Indiana 599
Wisconsin 463

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

Majors Similar 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 4 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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