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Best Legal Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Legal Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

19 Colleges
$36,390 Avg Salary
$35,839 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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The Best Legal Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which bachelor's 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 bachelor's degree.

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the best school in the Great Lakes Region for legal professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.

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#3

Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL

Out of the 19 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Roosevelt University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Roosevelt is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Herzing University - Akron. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UC is a very large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

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#6

Madonna University

Livonia, MI

Madonna University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Livonia, Madonna is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Herzing University - Madison did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for legal professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Herzing University - Madison is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Madison.

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Grand Valley State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public school with a very large student population.

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Loyola University Chicago landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree legal professions programs. 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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#10

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

With a ranking of #10, Purdue University Global did quite well on this year’s best schools for legal professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Purdue University Global is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

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Explore the best legal professions colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

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 19 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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