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2023 Best Legal Professions Schools in Illinois

11 Colleges
$64,216 Avg Salary
$22,519 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Legal Professions Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Illinois to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

View our full ranking methodology.

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

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Chicago the best school in Illinois for legal professions students. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The excellent programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in Illinois. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

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#3

Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL

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

Legal Professions majors at Roosevelt take out an average of $22,167 in student loans while working on their egree.

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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 #4 on this year’s Best Legal Professions Schools in Illinois list. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

On average, legal professions graduates from Loyola Chicago take out $32,545 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lewis and Clark Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Legal Professions Schools in Illinois list. Lewis and Clark Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Godfrey.

After completing their degree, legal professions graduates from Lewis and Clark Community College carry an average student debtload of $13,000.

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With a ranking of #6, Rasmussen University - Illinois did quite well on this year’s best schools for legal professions students. Located in the midsize city of Rockford, Rasmussen University - Illinois is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

While working on their degree, legal professions majors at Rasmussen University - Illinois accumulate an average of around $28,835 in student debt.

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Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for legal professions students. It came in at #7 on the list. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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#8

MacCormac College

Chicago, IL

MacCormac College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for legal professions students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, MacCormac is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

On average, legal professions graduates from MacCormac take out $30,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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With a ranking of #9, Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College did quite well on this year’s best schools for legal professions students. Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Rockford.

On average, legal professions graduates from Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College take out $19,917 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#10

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

DePaul University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Legal Professions Schools in Illinois ranking. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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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 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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