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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in Michigan

9 Colleges
$44,563 Avg Salary
$23,699 Avg Student Debt

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 Schools in Michigan to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in Michigan 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.

Check out the legal professions programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Michigan.

Our 2023 rankings named Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School the most popular school in Michigan for legal professions students. Located in the medium-sized city of Lansing, WMU-Cooley Law School is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in Michigan. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

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#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in Michigan list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Detroit Mercy is a great place for legal professions students. Located in the large city of Detroit, Detroit Mercy is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Out of the 9 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, MI

Davenport University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for legal professions students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Grand Rapids, Davenport University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Northern Michigan University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students. Northern Michigan University is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Marquette.

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#8

Madonna University

Livonia, MI

With a ranking of #8, Madonna University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students. Madonna is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Livonia.

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#8

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Oakland University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular legal professions programs. Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Rochester Hills.

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Explore all the Most Popular Legal Professions Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

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 9 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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