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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

19 Colleges
$49,849 Avg Salary
$24,990 Avg Student Debt

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for legal professions majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our analysis found Loyola University Chicago to be the most popular school for legal professions students who want to pursue a graduate certificate 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 159 students majoring in legal professions at Loyola Chicago, 30% are male and 70% are female.

Full Legal Professions at Loyola University Chicago Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in the Great Lakes Region . IUPUI is a very large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

Of the 76 students majoring in legal professions at IUPUI, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Full Legal Professions at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Report

#3

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Out of the 19 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Global landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a very large student population.

About 83% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 17% are male.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Akron Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in the Great Lakes Region . University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Akron.

Women make up 34% of the legal professions majors at the school.

Full Legal Professions at University of Akron Main Campus Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Madison Area Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Madison, Madison College is a public school with a large student population.

About 82% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 18% are male.

Full Legal Professions at Madison Area Technical College Report

#6

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

Of the 11 students majoring in legal professions at Northwestern, 64% are male and 36% are female.

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#6

Capital University

Columbus, OH

Capital University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Columbus, Capital is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in legal professions at Capital, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Full Legal Professions at Capital University Report

#8

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, MI

With a ranking of #8, Davenport University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Grand Rapids, Davenport University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 83% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 17% are male.

Full Legal Professions at Davenport University Report

#9

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

With a ranking of #9, Cleveland State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Cleveland State University is a public school with a large student population.

About 40% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 60% are male.

Full Legal Professions at Cleveland State University Report

University of Wisconsin - Madison came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

Of the 5 students majoring in legal professions at UW - Madison, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 2,368
Indiana 884
Ohio 1,272
Wisconsin 505
Michigan 1,373

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 19 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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