2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Master's Degree Schools in Michigan
Finding the Best Legal Professions Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 1,654 degrees and certificates were awarded to legal professions students who went to a Michigan college or university. This makes it the #17 most popular major in the state.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Legal Professions Master's Degree Schools in Michigan to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Michigan to see which master's degree 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.
2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan
Check out the legal professions master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Michigan.
Most Popular Michigan Schools for a Master's in Legal Professions
Our 2023 rankings named Michigan State University the most popular school in Michigan for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing.
Women make up 67% of the legal professions majors at the school.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in Michigan. WMU-Cooley Law School is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Lansing.
About 62% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 38% are male.
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Out of the 4 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 35% of the legal professions majors at the school.
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Out of the 4 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Wayne State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Detroit.
Women make up 67% of the legal professions majors at the school.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Indiana | 1,257 |
| 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 4 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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