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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

9 Colleges
$36,390 Avg Salary
$35,839 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.

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 Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Illinois to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular 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 bachelor's degree.

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the most popular school for legal professions students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Illinois. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

Of the 27 students majoring in legal professions at Northwestern, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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#2

Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Roosevelt University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in Illinois. Roosevelt is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Southern Illinois University Carbondale helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in Illinois. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in legal professions at SIUC, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 90% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 10% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Springfield is a great place for legal professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, UIS is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in legal professions at UIS, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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#6

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

Lewis University 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 #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Romeoville, Lewis is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#6

Dominican University

River Forest, IL

With a ranking of #6, Dominican University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Dominican U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.

Women make up 86% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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#8

Blackburn College

Carlinville, IL

Blackburn College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Blackburn is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Carlinville.

Of the 4 students majoring in legal professions at Blackburn, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Loyola University Chicago 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. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Women make up 50% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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Explore all the Most Popular Legal Professions Colleges 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 9 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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