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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in Illinois

10 Colleges
$64,216 Avg Salary
$22,519 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular 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 .

Our analysis found Loyola University Chicago to be the most popular school for legal professions students who want to pursue a degree in Illinois. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The excellent programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in Illinois. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Illinois at Chicago helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in Illinois. UIC is a very large public school located in the city of Chicago.

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The excellent programs at Illinois Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in Illinois. Located in the large city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Chicago. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in Illinois list. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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#6

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

DePaul University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in Illinois list. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.

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Northern Illinois University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in Illinois list. NIU is a large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for legal professions students. It came in at #9 on the list. SIUC is a large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.

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University of Illinois at Springfield came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in Illinois ranking. UIS is a small public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

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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 10 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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