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2023 Most Popular Legal Research Schools in the Great Lakes Region

29 Colleges
$90,143 Avg Salary

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Legal Research Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 29 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs were the most popular 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 Colleges.

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

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Research Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is a great place for legal research students. IUPUI is a very large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Case Western Reserve University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Research Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#5

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Dayton is a great place for legal research students. UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dayton.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for legal research students. It came in at #6 on the list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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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. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

With a ranking of #8, DePaul University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal research students. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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With a ranking of #9, Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal research students. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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University of Akron Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Research Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Akron Main Campus is a large public school located in the midsize city of Akron.

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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 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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