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2023 Most Popular Legal Research Schools in Illinois

8 Colleges
$105,639 Avg Salary

In 2020-2021, 528 degrees and certificates were awarded to legal research students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #62 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 Legal Research Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Illinois 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for legal research majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named Loyola University Chicago the most popular school in Illinois for legal research students. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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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 Illinois list. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 8 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.

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#4

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means DePaul University is a great place for legal research students. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 8 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois Institute of Technology landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#6

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

University of Chicago landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular legal research programs. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for legal research students. It came in at #7 on the list. UIC is a very large public school located in the city of Chicago.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Research Schools in Illinois ranking. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Carbondale.

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 50
Ohio 218
Indiana 143
Wisconsin 25

One of 4 majors within the area of study, legal research has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 8 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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