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2023 Most Popular Legal Research Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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$71,104 Avg Salary

Legal Research is the #40 most popular major in the country with 6,659 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Legal Research Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Legal Research program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for legal research majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our analysis found Case Western Reserve University to be the most popular school for legal research students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 20 students majoring in legal research at Case Western, 85% are male and 15% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Indiana University - Bloomington helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal research schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in legal research at IU Bloomington, 85% are male and 15% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Research Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

Women make up 67% of the legal research majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal research schools in the Great Lakes Region . U-M is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

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#4

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Chicago is a great place for legal research students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal research students working on their doctor’s degree. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

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#6

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

University of Notre Dame landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree legal research programs. Notre Dame is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Notre Dame.

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#6

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

With a ranking of #6, Northwestern University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal research students working on their doctor’s degree. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

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Loyola University Chicago landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree legal research programs. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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With a ranking of #6, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal research students working on their doctor’s degree. IUPUI is a very large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 50
Illinois 528
Ohio 213
Indiana 143
Wisconsin 25

Legal Research is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Law 36,216
Legal Professions (Other) 1,424
Legal Support Services 446
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 444

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 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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