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Best Legal Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

2023 Best Legal Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

4 Colleges
$36,390 Avg Salary
$35,839 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 Bachelor's 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 4 schools in Illinois to see which bachelor's 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 Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the best school in Illinois for legal professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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#2

Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Roosevelt University is a great place for legal professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Roosevelt is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a great place for legal professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Explore all the Best Legal Professions Colleges 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 4 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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