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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

47 Colleges
$36,390 Avg Salary
$35,839 Avg Student Debt

Legal Professions is the #16 most popular major in the country with 61,055 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Legal Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 47 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's 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.

Check out the legal professions bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

#1

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University Global the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for legal professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Purdue University Global is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Indianapolis.

About 84% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 16% are male.

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Out of the 47 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 73% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 27% are male.

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#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in the Great Lakes Region . Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

About 52% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 48% are male.

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Out of the 47 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Valley State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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#5

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 22% are male.

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#6

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

With a ranking of #6, Ball State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 72% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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#7

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

University of Toledo came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Toledo, University of Toledo is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 74% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 26% are male.

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University of Wisconsin - Superior did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for legal professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Superior, UW - Superior is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 23 students majoring in legal professions at UW - Superior, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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Kent State University at Kent did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for legal professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Kent State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kent.

Women make up 77% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for legal professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 76% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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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 25 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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