by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for legal professions students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,238 master's degrees in legal professions during the 2022-2023 academic year.
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Your choice of legal professions for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
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.
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for legal professions students working on their master's degree.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Legal Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in legal professions.
Every student who is interested in a master's degree in legal professions needs to take a look at Loyola University Chicago. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in legal professions from Loyola University Chicago
It's hard to beat University of Wisconsin - Madison if you want to pursue a master's degree in legal professions. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in legal professions from University of Wisconsin - Madison
Every student who is interested in a master's degree in legal professions has to look into Purdue University Global. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue University Global is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in legal professions from Purdue University Global
Michigan State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in legal professions. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in legal professions from Michigan State University
UC is a very large public university located in the city of Cincinnati.More information about a master’s in legal professions from University of Cincinnati - Main Campus
Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in legal professions from Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis
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| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Legal Research | 957 |
| Legal Professions (Other) | 178 |
| Legal Support Services | 68 |
| Non-Professional General Legal Studies | 35 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting | 736 |