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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

48 Colleges
$29,075 Avg Salary
$20,374 Avg Student Debt

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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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Legal Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 48 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which undergraduate certificate 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.

Check out the legal professions undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our analysis found Eastern Gateway Community College to be the most popular school for legal professions students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Eastern Gateway Community College is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Steubenville.

About 85% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 15% are male.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in the Great Lakes Region . UC is a very large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

About 65% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 35% are male.

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#3

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Out of the 48 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ivy Tech Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 67 students majoring in legal professions at Ivy Tech Community College, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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#4

College of Lake County

Grayslake, IL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means College of Lake County is a great place for legal professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. College of Lake County is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Grayslake.

Women make up 77% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Cuyahoga Community College District helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in the Great Lakes Region . Cuyahoga Community College District is a large public school located in the large city of Cleveland.

Women make up 74% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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#5

Oakland Community College

Bloomfield Hills, MI

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Oakland Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in the Great Lakes Region . Oakland Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Bloomfield Hills.

Of the 23 students majoring in legal professions at Oakland Community College, 26% are male and 74% are female.

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#7

College of DuPage

Glen Ellyn, IL

College of DuPage landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate legal professions programs. Located in the large suburb of Glen Ellyn, COD is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 82% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the midsize city of Rockford, Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 12% are male.

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Lansing Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for legal professions students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. LCC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Lansing.

Women make up 64% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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Sinclair Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate legal professions programs. Located in the city of Dayton, Sinclair Community College is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in legal professions at Sinclair Community College, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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Explore the best legal professions colleges 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

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 27 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to The wub.

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