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2023 Most Popular Law Schools in Ohio

9 Colleges
$49,982 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Law School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, law was ranked 4th in Ohio. In fact, 1,015 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

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.

The Most Popular Law Schools in Ohio ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Ohio 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.

Check out the law programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Ohio.

Our analysis found Ohio State University - Main Campus to be the most popular school for law students who want to pursue a degree in Ohio. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a very large student population.

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Out of the 9 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Case Western Reserve University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cleveland.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Akron Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Law Schools in Ohio list. Located in the city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Law Schools in Ohio list. UC is a very large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

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#5

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Cleveland State University is a great place for law students. Cleveland State University is a large public school located in the city of Cleveland.

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#6

Capital University

Columbus, OH

With a ranking of #6, Capital University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for law students. Capital is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Columbus.

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#7

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

University of Toledo came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Schools in Ohio ranking. Located in the city of Toledo, University of Toledo is a public college with a large student population.

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#8

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

University of Dayton did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for law students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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Ohio Northern University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Law Schools in Ohio list. Located in the town of Ada, ONU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1,285
Illinois 1,700
Indiana 599
Wisconsin 463

Law is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Law

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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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