2023 Most Popular Law Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Law Doctor's Degree 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Law Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 29 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Law program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for law majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Law Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for law students working on their doctor’s degree. WMU-Cooley Law School is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lansing.
Of the 411 students majoring in law at WMU-Cooley Law School, 39% are male and 61% are female.
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Out of the 29 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 363 students majoring in law at U-M, 49% are male and 51% are female.
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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular law schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Of the 296 students majoring in law at Northwestern, 45% are male and 55% are female.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Chicago is a great place for law students working on their doctor’s degree. UIC is a very large public school located in the city of Chicago.
About 55% of the students majoring in law at the school are women while 45% are male.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great place for law students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 268 students majoring in law at UW - Madison, 50% are male and 50% are female.
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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for law students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 47% of the law majors at the school.
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Loyola University Chicago ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
About 61% of the students majoring in law at the school are women while 39% are male.
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Illinois Institute of Technology ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 226 students majoring in law at Illinois Tech, 50% are male and 50% are female.
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Michigan State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.
Women make up 53% of the law majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Chicago did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for law students working on their doctor’s degree. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
Women make up 45% of the law majors at the school.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 1,285 |
| Ohio | 1,015 |
| Illinois | 1,700 |
| Indiana | 599 |
| Wisconsin | 463 |
Law Related Majors
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.
- 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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