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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

9 Colleges
$60,062 Avg Salary

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 Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular master'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 master's degree.

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the most popular school in Illinois for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

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

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Out of the 9 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola University Chicago landed the # 2 spot on the list. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Of the 135 students majoring in legal professions at Loyola Chicago, 24% are male and 76% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in Illinois. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

About 62% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 38% are male.

Full Legal Professions at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

#4

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

The in-demand master’s degree programs at DePaul University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in Illinois. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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

Full Legal Professions at DePaul University Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Illinois Institute of Technology is a great place for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Of the 34 students majoring in legal professions at Illinois Tech, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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#6

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

University of Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for legal professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 46% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 54% are male.

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University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree legal professions programs. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 22 students majoring in legal professions at UIC, 59% are male and 41% are female.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Illinois at Springfield did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, UIS is a public school with a small student population.

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

Full Legal Professions at University of Illinois at Springfield Report

Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree legal professions programs. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a large student population.

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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

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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