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2023 Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in Illinois

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

Legal Professions is the #16 most popular major in Illinois with 2,648 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Best Legal Professions Associate Degree 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 7 schools in Illinois to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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The following schools top our list of the Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Colleges.

#1

Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL

Our analysis found Roosevelt University to be the best school for legal professions students who want to pursue a associate degree in Illinois. Roosevelt is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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The excellent associate degree programs at City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in Illinois. Located in the large city of Chicago, Wilbur Wright College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lewis and Clark Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in Illinois list. Lewis and Clark Community College is a small public school located in the small suburb of Godfrey.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Rasmussen University - Illinois helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in Illinois. Located in the medium-sized city of Rockford, Rasmussen University - Illinois is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#5

MacCormac College

Chicago, IL

The excellent associate degree programs at MacCormac College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in Illinois. Located in the city of Chicago, MacCormac is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Southwestern Illinois College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in Illinois list. SWIC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Belleville.

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Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in Illinois list. Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Rockford.

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Explore all the Best Legal Professions Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 1,257
Michigan 1,654
Ohio 1,634
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 7 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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