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2023 Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

22 Colleges
$29,801 Avg Salary
$26,059 Avg Student Debt

Legal Professions is the #16 most popular major in the country with 61,055 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for legal professions majors pursuing a associate degree.

#1

Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Roosevelt University the best school in the Great Lakes Region for legal professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Chicago, Roosevelt is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Herzing University - Akron. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Akron, Herzing Akron is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Herzing University - Madison is a great place for legal professions students working on their associate degree. Herzing University - Madison is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Madison.

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The excellent associate degree programs at City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in the Great Lakes Region . Wilbur Wright College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Chicago.

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#5

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ivy Tech Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

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Lewis and Clark Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Godfrey, Lewis and Clark Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Cuyahoga Community College District did quite well on this year’s best schools for legal professions students working on their associate degree. Cuyahoga Community College District is a large public school located in the large city of Cleveland.

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Rasmussen University - Illinois did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for legal professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Rasmussen University - Illinois is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Rockford.

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Rasmussen University - Wisconsin landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree legal professions programs. Rasmussen University - Wisconsin is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay.

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#10

Oakland Community College

Bloomfield Hills, MI

Oakland Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree legal professions programs. Oakland Community College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Bloomfield Hills.

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State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 1,257
Michigan 1,654
Ohio 1,634
Illinois 2,648
Wisconsin 748

Major Annual Graduates
Law 36,216
Legal Support Services 11,545
Legal Research 6,874
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 4,407
Legal Professions (Other) 2,013

Related Major Annual Graduates
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 142,610
Public Administration & Social Service 98,583
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies 73,813
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences 4,477

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 22 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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