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2023 Most Popular Law Doctor's Degree Schools in Michigan

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$65,084 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Law Doctor's Degree 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.

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 Michigan ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Michigan 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for law majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School the most popular school in Michigan for law students working on their doctor’s degree. WMU-Cooley Law School is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Lansing.

About 61% of the students majoring in law at the school are women while 39% are male.

Full Law at Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular law schools in Michigan. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 51% of the students majoring in law at the school are women while 49% are male.

Read full report on Law at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

Of the 216 students majoring in law at Michigan State, 47% are male and 53% are female.

Full Law at Michigan State University Report

Out of the 5 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Detroit Mercy landed the # 4 spot on the list. Detroit Mercy is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Detroit.

About 55% of the students majoring in law at the school are women while 45% are male.

Read full report on Law at University of Detroit Mercy

#5

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Wayne State is a very large public school located in the city of Detroit.

About 55% of the students majoring in law at the school are women while 45% are male.

Full Law at Wayne State University Report

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 5 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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