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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Ohio

9 Colleges
$65,077 Avg Salary

In 2020-2021, 1,634 degrees and certificates were awarded to legal professions students who went to a Ohio college or university. This makes it the #18 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Ohio ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Ohio 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for legal professions majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our analysis found Ohio State University - Main Campus to be the most popular school for legal professions students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Ohio. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.

Women make up 51% of the legal professions majors at the school.

Full Legal Professions at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Case Western Reserve University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in Ohio. Located in the city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 174 students majoring in legal professions at Case Western, 51% are male and 49% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Akron Main Campus is a great place for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Akron.

Of the 131 students majoring in legal professions at University of Akron Main Campus, 54% are male and 46% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a great place for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a very large student population.

About 51% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 49% are male.

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#5

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cleveland State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Located in the city of Cleveland, Cleveland State University is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 125 students majoring in legal professions at Cleveland State University, 56% are male and 44% are female.

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#6

Capital University

Columbus, OH

With a ranking of #6, Capital University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Columbus, Capital is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 55% of the legal professions majors at the school.

Full Legal Professions at Capital University Report

#7

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

University of Toledo landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree legal professions programs. University of Toledo is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Toledo.

Women make up 58% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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#8

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

University of Dayton 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. UDayton is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Dayton.

Of the 62 students majoring in legal professions at UDayton, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Full Legal Professions at University of Dayton Report

With a ranking of #9, Ohio Northern University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. ONU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Ada.

Of the 44 students majoring in legal professions at ONU, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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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
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 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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