2023 Most Popular 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.
The Most Popular Law Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 29 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Law program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Law Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Check out the law programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Law Schools
Our analysis found Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School to be the most popular school for law students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . WMU-Cooley Law School is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Lansing.
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The excellent programs at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best law schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.
Out of the 29 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIC is a very large public school located in the large city of Chicago.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great place for law students. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.
Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Law Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public school with a very large student population.
Loyola University Chicago landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular law programs. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Illinois Institute of Technology came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Michigan State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.
With a ranking of #10, University of Chicago did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for law students. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
Best Law Colleges by State
Explore the best law schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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