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2023 Most Popular Legal Research Schools in the Great Lakes Region

26 Colleges
$90,143 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Legal Research Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 26 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 .

Our analysis found Loyola University Chicago to be the most popular school for legal research students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Research Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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Out of the 26 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the # 3 spot on the list. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

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The excellent programs at Case Western Reserve University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal research schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#5

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Dayton. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Research Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Dayton.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Research Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

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Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular legal research programs. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

DePaul University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular legal research programs. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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Illinois Institute of Technology came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Research Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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University of Akron Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for legal research students. It came in at #10 on the list. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Akron.

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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 26 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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