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2023 Most Popular Non-Professional Legal Studies Schools in Illinois

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In 2020-2021, 63 degrees and certificates were awarded to non-professional general legal studies students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #192 most popular major in the state.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Non-Professional Legal Studies Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Non-Professional General Legal Studies program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Non-Professional General Legal Studies Colleges.

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the most popular school for non-professional general legal studies students who want to pursue a degree in Illinois. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Illinois at Springfield helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best non-professional general legal studies schools in Illinois. UIS is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

Full Non-Professional General Legal Studies at University of Illinois at Springfield Report

#3

Dominican University

River Forest, IL

The excellent programs at Dominican University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best non-professional general legal studies schools in Illinois. Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Dominican U is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#4

Blackburn College

Carlinville, IL

The excellent programs at Blackburn College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best non-professional general legal studies schools in Illinois. Located in the distant town of Carlinville, Blackburn is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Non-Professional General Legal Studies at Blackburn College Report

#5

Judson University

Elgin, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Judson University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Non-Professional Legal Studies Schools in Illinois list. Judson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Elgin.

Full Non-Professional General Legal Studies at Judson University Report

Explore all the Most Popular Non-Professional General Legal Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 119
Ohio 35
Indiana 35
Wisconsin 135

One of 4 majors within the area of study, non-professional general legal studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Law 36,216
Legal Support Services 11,545
Legal Research 6,874
Legal Professions (Other) 2,013

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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).
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