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

19 Colleges
$60,062 Avg Salary

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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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Legal Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master'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 following schools top our list of the Best Legal Professions Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our analysis found University of Chicago to be the best school for legal professions students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

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

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#4

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Out of the 19 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola University Chicago. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. 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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With a ranking of #6, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on this year’s best schools for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Illinois Institute of Technology landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree legal professions programs. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Case Western Reserve University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for legal professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cleveland.

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With a ranking of #9, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on this year’s best schools for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for legal professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a very large student population.

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Explore the best legal professions schools 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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