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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

9 Colleges
$60,062 Avg Salary

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.

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The Most Popular Legal Professions Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Illinois to see which master's degree 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 master's degree.

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

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

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. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Of the 135 students majoring in legal professions at Loyola Chicago, 24% are male and 76% are female.

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Out of the 9 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 62% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 38% are male.

Full Legal Professions at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

#4

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means DePaul University is a great place for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 51% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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Out of the 9 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois Institute of Technology landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 34 students majoring in legal professions at Illinois Tech, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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#6

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

With a ranking of #6, University of Chicago did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

About 46% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 54% are male.

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University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree legal professions programs. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Chicago.

Of the 22 students majoring in legal professions at UIC, 59% are male and 41% are female.

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University of Illinois at Springfield 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 #8 on the list. UIS is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

Women make up 55% of the legal professions majors at the school.

Full Legal Professions at University of Illinois at Springfield Report

Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree legal professions programs. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.

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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 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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