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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

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

Legal Professions is one of the most popular subjects to study in Illinois. With 2,368 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

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 Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs 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 2023 rankings named Loyola University Chicago the most popular school in Illinois for legal professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Of the 159 students majoring in legal professions at Loyola Chicago, 30% are male and 70% are female.

Read full report on Legal Professions at Loyola University Chicago

#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northwestern University is a great place for legal professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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

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State Degrees Awarded
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 2 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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