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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

86 Colleges
$29,801 Avg Salary
$26,059 Avg Student Debt

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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for legal professions majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Eastern Gateway Community College the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for legal professions students working on their associate degree. Eastern Gateway Community College is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Steubenville.

Women make up 80% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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#2

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

The in-demand associate degree programs at Ivy Tech Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a very 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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#3

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

The in-demand associate degree programs at Purdue University Global helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in the Great Lakes Region . 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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#4

Oakland Community College

Bloomfield Hills, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oakland Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Oakland Community College is a fairly 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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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College is a great place for legal professions students working on their associate degree. 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.

Full Legal Professions at City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College Report

Columbus State Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree legal professions programs. Columbus State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

About 92% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 8% are male.

Full Legal Professions at Columbus State Community College Report

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 fairly large public school located in the large 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.

Full Legal Professions at Southwestern Illinois College Report

Lewis and Clark Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree legal professions programs. Located in the suburb of Godfrey, Lewis and Clark Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 91% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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Sinclair 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 #10 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Dayton, Sinclair Community College is a public college with a 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 came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. 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 ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 94% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

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

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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to The wub.

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