2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in the Great Lakes Region
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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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 150 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which 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.
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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Legal Professions Colleges.
Top 15% Most Popular Legal Professions Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Loyola University Chicago the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for legal professions students. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Legal Professions majors at Loyola Chicago take out an average of $32,545 in student loans while working on their egree.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. WMU-Cooley Law School is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Lansing.
Full Legal Professions at Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School Report
Out of the 150 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Global landed the # 4 spot on the list. Purdue University Global is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.
Legal Professions majors at Purdue University Global take out an average of $36,876 in student loans while working on their egree.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.
The average amount in student loans that legal professions majors at UW - Madison take out is $23,000.
Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for legal professions students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public school with a very large student population.
On average, legal professions graduates from IUPUI take out $26,500 in student loans while working on their degree.
Full Legal Professions at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Report
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for legal professions students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.
Full Legal Professions at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report
Michigan State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for legal professions students. It came in at #8 on the list. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.
On average, legal professions graduates from Michigan State take out $24,753 in student loans while working on their degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $492.
University of Illinois at Chicago ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chicago.
Full Legal Professions at University of Illinois at Chicago Report
With a ranking of #10, Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students. Located in the large city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Case Western Reserve University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular legal professions programs. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cleveland.
University of Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for legal professions students. It came in at #12 on the list. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
DePaul University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for legal professions students. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Eastern Gateway Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Eastern Gateway Community College is a very large public school located in the small city of Steubenville.
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With a ranking of #15, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students. UC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.
The average amount in student loans that legal professions majors at UC take out is $24,848.
Full Legal Professions at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Report
With a ranking of #16, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.
Full Legal Professions at Indiana University - Bloomington Report
With a ranking of #17, Marquette University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students. Marquette is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.
Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a very large student population.
The average amount in student loans that legal professions majors at Ohio State take out is $22,500.
Full Legal Professions at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report
With a ranking of #19, University of Notre Dame did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students. Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
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University of Detroit Mercy ranked #20 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Detroit Mercy is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Detroit.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #22, University of Akron Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students. Located in the medium-sized city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Full Legal Professions at University of Akron Main Campus Report
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Ivy Tech Community College | Indianapolis, IN |
| 24 | Cleveland State University | Cleveland, OH |
| 25 | Capital University | Columbus, OH |
| 26 | Wayne State University | Detroit, MI |
| 27 | University of Dayton | Dayton, OH |
| 28 | University of Toledo | Toledo, OH |
| 29 | Southern Illinois University Carbondale | Carbondale, IL |
| 30 | Northern Illinois University | Dekalb, IL |
Best 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 25 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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