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

26 Colleges
$68,162 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 Master's Degree 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 master's degree 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Legal Research Master's Degree Colleges.

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

Of the 116 students majoring in legal research at Loyola Chicago, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal research schools in the Great Lakes Region . Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

About 47% of the students majoring in legal research at the school are women while 53% are male.

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Out of the 26 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Case Western Reserve University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 46% of the legal research majors at the school.

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#4

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

Out of the 26 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Dayton landed the # 4 spot on the list. UDayton is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Dayton.

Of the 53 students majoring in legal research at UDayton, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

Of the 46 students majoring in legal research at UIUC, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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#6

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

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

About 51% of the students majoring in legal research at the school are women while 49% are male.

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Illinois Institute of Technology landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree legal research programs. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Women make up 65% of the legal research majors at the school.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree legal research programs. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

Of the 33 students majoring in legal research at IUPUI, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#9

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

University of Chicago ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 28 students majoring in legal research at UChicago, 54% are male and 46% are female.

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Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree legal research programs. Located in the city of Lansing, WMU-Cooley Law School is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 62% of the legal research majors at the school.

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Explore the best legal research schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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