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2023 Best Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Michigan

4 Colleges
$65,077 Avg Salary

Out of the majors we analyze each year, legal professions was ranked 6th in Michigan. In fact, 1,373 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

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The Best Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Michigan to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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The following schools top our list of the Best Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Michigan - Ann Arbor the best school in Michigan for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. U-M is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

Full Legal Professions at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report

Out of the 4 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Lansing, WMU-Cooley Law School is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Full Legal Professions at Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School Report

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Detroit Mercy helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in Michigan. Located in the city of Detroit, Detroit Mercy is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Out of the 4 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Explore all the Best Legal Professions Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 2,368
Indiana 884
Ohio 1,272
Wisconsin 505

Major Annual Graduates
Law 36,216
Legal Research 6,659
Legal Professions (Other) 1,424
Legal Support Services 446
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 444

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Administration & Social Service 53,252
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 13,045
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies 10,452
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences 1,613

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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