2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois
Finding the Best Legal Professions Doctor's Degree School for You
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 Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular doctor'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.
2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois
Check out the legal professions doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Illinois.
Most Popular Illinois Schools for a Doctorate in Legal Professions
Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the most popular school for legal professions students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Illinois. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.
Of the 296 students majoring in legal professions at Northwestern, 45% are male and 55% are female.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Chicago is a great place for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 285 students majoring in legal professions at UIC, 45% are male and 55% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola University Chicago. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
Of the 233 students majoring in legal professions at Loyola Chicago, 39% are male and 61% are female.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Illinois Institute of Technology is a great place for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
Women make up 50% of the legal professions majors at the school.
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Out of the 9 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 213 students majoring in legal professions at UChicago, 55% are male and 45% are female.
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With a ranking of #6, DePaul University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
About 51% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 49% are male.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree legal professions programs. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.
Of the 122 students majoring in legal professions at UIUC, 57% are male and 43% are female.
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Northern Illinois University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for legal professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a large student population.
Of the 73 students majoring in legal professions at NIU, 48% are male and 52% are female.
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for legal professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 52% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 48% are male.
Request InformationBest Legal Professions Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
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 |
Majors Related to Legal Professions
Legal Professions Majors to Study
| 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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Legal Professions
| 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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