2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Legal Professions Associate Degree School for You
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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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 86 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Legal Professions program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for legal professions majors pursuing a associate degree.
Top 15% Most Popular Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools
Our analysis found Eastern Gateway Community College to be the most popular school for legal professions students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Great Lakes Region . Eastern Gateway Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Steubenville.
Women make up 80% of the legal professions majors at the school.
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Out of the 86 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ivy Tech Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 86% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 14% are male.
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Out of the 86 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Global landed the # 3 spot on the list. Purdue University Global is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.
About 83% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 17% are male.
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The in-demand associate degree programs at Oakland Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in the Great Lakes Region . Oakland Community College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Bloomfield Hills.
About 77% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 23% are male.
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The in-demand associate degree programs at City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in the Great Lakes Region . Wilbur Wright College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Chicago.
Women make up 83% of the legal professions majors at the school.
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Columbus State Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Columbus State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.
About 92% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 8% are male.
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With a ranking of #7, Cuyahoga Community College District did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students working on their associate degree. Cuyahoga Community College District is a large public school located in the city of Cleveland.
Women make up 83% of the legal professions majors at the school.
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Southwestern Illinois College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Belleville, SWIC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 23 students majoring in legal professions at SWIC, 9% are male and 91% are female.
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Lewis and Clark Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the small suburb of Godfrey, Lewis and Clark Community College is a public school with a small student population.
Women make up 91% of the legal professions majors at the school.
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Sinclair Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree legal professions programs. Located in the midsize city of Dayton, Sinclair Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 22 students majoring in legal professions at Sinclair Community College, 5% are male and 95% are female.
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Macomb Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for legal professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Macomb Community College is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Warren.
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Northeast Wisconsin Technical College landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree legal professions programs. Located in the city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 94% of the legal professions majors at the school.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | College of DuPage | Glen Ellyn, IL |
| 14 | Milwaukee Area Technical College | Milwaukee, WI |
| 15 | MacCormac College | Chicago, IL |
| 16 | Madison Area Technical College | Madison, WI |
| 17 | Fox Valley Technical College | Appleton, WI |
Best Legal Professions Colleges by State
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 |
Legal Professions Related Majors
Legal Professions Majors to Study
| 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 |
Majors Similar to Legal Professions
| 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 27 schools only.
- 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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