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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Michigan

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$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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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 Michigan to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Michigan 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School the most popular school in Michigan for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Lansing, WMU-Cooley Law School is a private not-for-profit college 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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Out of the 5 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 2 spot on the list. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

Of the 364 students majoring in legal professions at U-M, 49% are male and 51% are female.

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#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 53% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Detroit Mercy helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in Michigan. Located in the city of Detroit, Detroit Mercy is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 55% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 45% are male.

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#5

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Wayne State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in Michigan. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 123 students majoring in legal professions at Wayne State, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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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 5 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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