Ranked #28 in popularity, law is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual reviewed 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of law. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 5,018 degrees in law annually.
Your choice of law school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Law School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Law Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of law degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Every student pursuing a degree in law has to check out Loyola University Chicago. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #100 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Loyola Chicago is a great university overall.
There were roughly 264 law students who graduated with this degree at Loyola Chicago in the most recent year we have data available. Those law students who get their degree from Loyola University Chicago receive $6,982 more than the typical law graduate.
University of Wisconsin - Madison is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in law. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.
There were about 229 law students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the law program earn an average of $71,236 in the first couple years of working.
It is difficult to beat University of Cincinnati - Main Campus if you want to pursue a degree in law. UC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Cincinnati. A Best Colleges rank of #137 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UC is a great university overall.
There were roughly 132 law students who graduated with this degree at UC in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the law program make around $60,967 in their early career salary.
Any student pursuing a degree in law has to check out Michigan State University. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 251 law students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the law program state that they receive average early career earnings of $67,554.
Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were approximately 250 law students who graduated with this degree at IUPUI in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the law program report average early career income of $64,496.
Located in the large city of Toledo, University of Toledo is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 15th out of 91 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were roughly 89 law students who graduated with this degree at University of Toledo in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, law degree recipients typically earn around $57,931 in the first five years of their career.
SIUC is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Carbondale. This university ranks 36th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were about 79 law students who graduated with this degree at SIUC in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the law program report average early career wages of $54,507.
Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue University Global is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were approximately 14 law students who graduated with this degree at Purdue University Global in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
Your choice of law school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Law School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
