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2023 Most Popular Law Schools in Ohio

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$49,982 Avg Salary

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In 2020-2021, 1,015 degrees and certificates were awarded to law students who went to a Ohio college or university. This makes it the #33 most popular major in the state.

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.

The Most Popular Law Schools in Ohio ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Ohio to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Law program at each school on the list.

Check out the law programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Ohio.

Our 2023 rankings named Ohio State University - Main Campus the most popular school in Ohio for law students. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Law at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Case Western Reserve University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Schools in Ohio list. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cleveland.

Full Law at Case Western Reserve University Report

Out of the 9 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Akron Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a great place for law students. UC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

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#5

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

Out of the 9 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Cleveland State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Cleveland State University is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Cleveland.

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#6

Capital University

Columbus, OH

With a ranking of #6, Capital University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for law students. Capital is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Columbus.

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#7

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

With a ranking of #7, University of Toledo did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for law students. Located in the city of Toledo, University of Toledo is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

University of Dayton landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular law programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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Ohio Northern University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Law Schools in Ohio list. Located in the fringe town of Ada, ONU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Law at Ohio Northern University Report

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1,285
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 9 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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