2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Legal Professions Graduate Certificate School for You
Legal Professions is the #16 most popular major in the country with 61,055 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 19 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Check out the legal professions graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Loyola University Chicago the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for legal professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
About 70% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 30% are male.
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Out of the 19 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 61% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 39% are male.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Purdue University Global is a great place for legal professions students working on their graduate certificate. Purdue University Global is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Indianapolis.
Women make up 83% of the legal professions majors at the school.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Akron Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public college with a large student population.
Of the 29 students majoring in legal professions at University of Akron Main Campus, 66% are male and 34% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Madison Area Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Madison College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.
Women make up 82% of the legal professions majors at the school.
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Capital University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Capital is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Columbus.
About 64% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 36% are male.
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Northwestern University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
About 36% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 64% are male.
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Davenport University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate legal professions programs. Davenport University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Grand Rapids.
Women make up 83% of the legal professions majors at the school.
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Cleveland State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate legal professions programs. Cleveland State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cleveland.
Women make up 40% of the legal professions majors at the school.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate legal professions programs. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.
About 60% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 40% are male.
Request InformationBest Legal Professions Colleges by State
Explore the best legal professions schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Indiana | 1,257 |
| Michigan | 1,654 |
| Ohio | 1,634 |
| Illinois | 2,648 |
| Wisconsin | 748 |
Legal Professions Related Majors
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 |
Majors Similar 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 19 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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