2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Legal Professions Master's Degree School for You
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 Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 29 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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.
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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Check out the legal professions master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Legal Professions Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the most popular school for legal professions students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.
About 51% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 49% are male.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Loyola University Chicago is a great place for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
Of the 135 students majoring in legal professions at Loyola Chicago, 24% are male and 76% are female.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at Case Western Reserve University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Women make up 45% of the legal professions majors at the school.
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Out of the 29 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Global landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 56 students majoring in legal professions at Purdue University Global, 18% are male and 82% are female.
Out of the 29 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Dayton landed the # 5 spot on the list. UDayton is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Dayton.
About 58% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 42% are male.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree legal professions programs. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.
About 62% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 38% are male.
DePaul University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for legal professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
Women make up 51% of the legal professions majors at the school.
Illinois Institute of Technology ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
Of the 34 students majoring in legal professions at Illinois Tech, 35% are male and 65% are female.
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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.
About 67% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 33% are male.
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Michigan State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree legal professions programs. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.
About 67% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 33% are male.
Best Legal Professions Colleges by State
Explore the best legal professions colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 2,368 |
| Indiana | 884 |
| Ohio | 1,272 |
| Wisconsin | 505 |
| Michigan | 1,373 |
Majors Related to Legal Professions
Legal Professions Majors to Study
| 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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Legal Professions
| 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 25 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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