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2023 Most Popular Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

10 Colleges
$53,103 Avg Salary
$27,000 Avg Student Debt

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, legal research was ranked #107 in the country. In fact 6,874 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Most Popular Legal Research Graduate Certificate 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 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Legal Research program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Legal Research Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Loyola University Chicago the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for legal research students working on their graduate certificate. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Women make up 68% of the legal research majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal research schools in the Great Lakes Region . IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

Of the 62 students majoring in legal research at IUPUI, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Akron Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the city of Akron.

About 34% of the students majoring in legal research at the school are women while 66% are male.

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#4

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal research schools in the Great Lakes Region . Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

Of the 11 students majoring in legal research at Northwestern, 64% are male and 36% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great place for legal research students working on their graduate certificate. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

Of the 5 students majoring in legal research at UW - Madison, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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#5

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cleveland State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Cleveland, Cleveland State University is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in legal research at Cleveland State University, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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With a ranking of #7, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal research students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in legal research at IU Bloomington, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate legal research programs. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a very large student population.

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#9

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

University of Toledo ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Toledo is a large public school located in the large city of Toledo.

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With a ranking of #9, Case Western Reserve University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal research students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Explore the best legal research schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 50
Ohio 218
Illinois 528
Indiana 143
Wisconsin 25

Legal Research is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Law 36,216
Legal Support Services 11,545
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 4,407
Legal Professions (Other) 2,013

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 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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