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

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

In 2020-2021, 1,654 degrees and certificates were awarded to legal professions students who went to a Michigan college or university. This makes it the #17 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Legal Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Michigan 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Legal Professions Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Our analysis found Michigan State University to be the most popular school for legal professions students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Michigan. 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.

Full Legal Professions at Michigan State University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Valley State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the large suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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#3

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Central Michigan University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in Michigan. Central Michigan is a large public school located in the town of Mount Pleasant.

About 33% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 67% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Michigan University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti.

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 bachelor’s degree programs at Western Michigan University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in Michigan. WMU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Kalamazoo.

Women make up 63% of the legal professions majors at the school.

Full Legal Professions at Western Michigan University Report

#5

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, MI

Out of the 11 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Davenport University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Davenport University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Grand Rapids.

About 75% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 25% are male.

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#7

Madonna University

Livonia, MI

Madonna 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 #7 on the list. Located in the city of Livonia, Madonna is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 67% of the legal professions majors at the school.

Full Legal Professions at Madonna University Report

#8

Baker College

Owosso, MI

Baker College 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 #8 on the list. Baker College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Owosso.

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With a ranking of #9, Northern Michigan University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Marquette, Northern Michigan University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#10

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Oakland University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. Located in the suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Legal Professions at Oakland University Report

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
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 11 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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