2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Legal Professions Doctor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 45,189 legal professions students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #7 most popular in the country.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 29 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 Professions program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Lansing, WMU-Cooley Law School is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
About 61% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 39% are male.
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The in-demand doctor’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 professions schools in the Great Lakes Region . U-M is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.
Of the 364 students majoring in legal professions at U-M, 49% are male and 51% are female.
Out of the 29 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.
Of the 296 students majoring in legal professions at Northwestern, 45% are male and 55% are female.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Chicago is a great place for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 285 students majoring in legal professions at UIC, 45% are male and 55% are female.
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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in the Great Lakes Region . UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.
Women make up 51% of the legal professions majors at the school.
Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree legal professions programs. IUPUI is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.
Women make up 47% of the legal professions majors at the school.
Loyola University Chicago came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
Of the 233 students majoring in legal professions at Loyola Chicago, 39% are male and 61% are female.
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Illinois Institute of Technology landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree legal professions programs. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
Women make up 50% of the legal professions majors at the school.
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Michigan State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 53% of the legal professions majors at the school.
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University of Chicago came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 213 students majoring in legal professions at UChicago, 55% are male and 45% are female.
Best Legal Professions Colleges by State
Explore the best legal professions colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 2,368 |
| Indiana | 884 |
| Ohio | 1,272 |
| Wisconsin | 505 |
| Michigan | 1,373 |
Majors Related to Legal Professions
Legal Professions Majors to Study
| 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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Legal Professions
| 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 25 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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