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2023 Most Popular Legal Research Master's Degree Schools in Michigan

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$68,162 Avg Salary

Legal Research is the #94 most popular major in Michigan with 50 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Most Popular Legal Research Master's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in Michigan 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for legal research majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School the most popular school in Michigan for legal research students working on their master’s degree. 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.

Of the 26 students majoring in legal research at WMU-Cooley Law School, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal research schools in Michigan. U-M is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

About 35% of the students majoring in legal research at the school are women while 65% are male.

Full Legal Research at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report

#3

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public school with a very large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in legal research at the school are women while 33% are male.

Full Legal Research at Wayne State University Report

#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Michigan State University is a great place for legal research students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in legal research at the school are women while 67% are male.

Full Legal Research at Michigan State University Report

Explore all the Most Popular Legal Research Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 4 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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