If you plan on getting your master's degree in legal professions (other), you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #113 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Legal Professions (Other) Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 102 master's degrees in legal professions (other) to qualified students.
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to legal professions (other) students as compared to other majors.
Major Demand - The number of legal professions (other) students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
Student Debt - How much debt legal professions (other) students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized legal professions (other) related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for legal professions (other) students working on their master's degree.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Legal Professions (Other) Master's Degree Schools in Illinois list, to help you choose the best school for you.
Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Legal Professions (Other) in Illinois
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in legal professions (other).
Top Illinois Schools for a Master's in Other Legal Professions
Northwestern University is a good choice for students pursuing a master's degree in legal professions (other). Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Evanston.
Master's graduates who receive their degree from the other legal professions program earn an average of $66,854 in their early career salary.
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).
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