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2023 Best Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

11 Colleges
$49,849 Avg Salary
$24,990 Avg Student Debt

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

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate 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.

View our full ranking methodology.

Check out the legal professions graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

#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 graduate certificate. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college 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 Loyola University Chicago. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a 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 #3 on this year’s Best Legal Professions Graduate Certificate 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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#4

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Davenport University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Davenport University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Grand Rapids.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Indiana University - Bloomington helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in the Great Lakes Region . IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

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#6

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Purdue University Global did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for legal professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Purdue University Global is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Capital University

Columbus, OH

Capital University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Capital is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Columbus.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

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University of Akron Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public college with a large student population.

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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 11 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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