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2023 Most Popular Legal Research Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

26 Colleges
$68,162 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Legal Research Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 26 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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.

Check out the legal research master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our analysis found Loyola University Chicago to be the most popular school for legal research students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Women make up 78% of the legal research majors at the school.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Out of the 26 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

Of the 95 students majoring in legal research at Northwestern, 53% are male and 47% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Case Western Reserve University is a great place for legal research students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 46% of the students majoring in legal research at the school are women while 54% are male.

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#4

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Dayton helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal research schools in the Great Lakes Region . UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Dayton.

Women make up 58% of the legal research majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great place for legal research students working on their master’s degree. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

Women make up 61% of the legal research majors at the school.

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#6

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

DePaul University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Of the 39 students majoring in legal research at DePaul, 49% are male and 51% are female.

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Illinois Institute of Technology came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

About 65% of the students majoring in legal research at the school are women while 35% are male.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. IUPUI is a very large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

Women make up 67% of the legal research majors at the school.

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#9

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

University of Chicago landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree legal research programs. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 46% of the legal research majors at the school.

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Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for legal research students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Lansing, WMU-Cooley Law School is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

About 62% of the students majoring in legal research at the school are women while 38% are male.

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Explore the best legal research colleges 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 26 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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