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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in Illinois

22 Colleges
$29,801 Avg Salary
$26,059 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.

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 Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 22 schools in Illinois 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Legal Professions Associate Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College to be the most popular school for legal professions students who want to pursue a associate degree in Illinois. Located in the city of Chicago, Wilbur Wright College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 83% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 17% are male.

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lewis and Clark Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in Illinois list. Lewis and Clark Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Godfrey.

About 91% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 9% are male.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Southwestern Illinois College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in Illinois. SWIC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Belleville.

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

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#4

College of DuPage

Glen Ellyn, IL

The in-demand associate degree programs at College of DuPage helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in Illinois. COD is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Glen Ellyn.

About 82% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 18% are male.

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#5

MacCormac College

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend MacCormac College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, MacCormac is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in legal professions at MacCormac, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students working on their associate degree. Harold Washington College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Chicago.

Women make up 82% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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#7

Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL

With a ranking of #7, Roosevelt University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students working on their associate degree. Roosevelt is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Of the 10 students majoring in legal professions at Roosevelt, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#7

College of Lake County

Grayslake, IL

College of Lake County ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Grayslake, College of Lake County is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in legal professions at College of Lake County, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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Rasmussen University - Illinois landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree legal professions programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Rockford, Rasmussen University - Illinois is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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William Rainey Harper College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Harper College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Palatine.

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Explore all the Most Popular 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 22 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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