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2023 Most Popular Law Schools in Michigan

5 Colleges
$72,047 Avg Salary

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Law is one of the most popular subjects to study in Michigan. With 1,285 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Most Popular Law Schools in Michigan ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Michigan to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Law program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Law Colleges.

Our analysis found Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School to be the most popular school for law students who want to pursue a degree in Michigan. Located in the medium-sized city of Lansing, WMU-Cooley Law School is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Read full report on Law at Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School

Out of the 5 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 2 spot on the list. U-M is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

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#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Out of the 5 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Law at Michigan State University Report

The excellent programs at University of Detroit Mercy helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best law schools in Michigan. Located in the large city of Detroit, Detroit Mercy is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Full Law at University of Detroit Mercy Report

#5

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wayne State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Law Schools in Michigan list. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Law at Wayne State University

Best Law Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 1,700
Ohio 1,015
Indiana 599
Wisconsin 463

One of 4 majors within the area of study, law has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Legal Research 6,659
Legal Professions (Other) 1,424
Legal Support Services 446
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 444

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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