by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.
Legal Professions is the 16th most popular major in the country with 67,032 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , legal professions graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $50,137 and had an average of $67,839 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 9,414 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,063 and $63,328 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 880 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,599 and $15,584 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 86 colleges that offer a degree in legal professions. That schools that top this list have a program in legal professions in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region associate degree legal professions students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of Court Reporting Inc. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region. College of Court Reporting is a small school located in Valparaiso, Indiana that handed out 3 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2021-2022.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend MacCormac College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region. MacCormac College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend ETI Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Niles, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s legal professions degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Gateway Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region. Eastern Gateway Community College is a large school located in Steubenville, Ohio that handed out 220 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Clermont College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region list. UC Clermont College is a public institution located in Batavia, Ohio. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #6, City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s legal professions degrees to 25 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Lewis and Clark Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Lewis and Clark Community College is a small school located in Godfrey, Illinois that handed out 21 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Rasmussen University - Wisconsin ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Rasmussen University - Wisconsin is a small school located in Green Bay, Wisconsin that handed out 2 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Oakland Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Oakland Community College is located in Auburn Hills, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 29 associates’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Herzing University - Madison did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #10. Herzing University - Madison is a private not-for-profit institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, Southwestern Illinois College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Belleville, Illinois, this medium-sized public school handed out 20 degrees to qualified associates’s legal professions students in 2021-2022.
Rasmussen University - Illinois landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Rasmussen University - Illinois is a small private for-profit school situated in Rockford, Illinois. It awarded 3 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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South Suburban College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in South Holland, Illinois, this small public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified associates’s legal professions students in 2021-2022.
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Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Rockford, Illinois, this small private for-profit school awarded 8 degrees to qualified associates’s legal professions students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Stautzenberger College - Brecksville landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Brecksville, Ohio, this small private for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified associates’s legal professions students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Macomb Community College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Macomb Community College is a fairly large school located in Warren, Michigan that handed out 17 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #17, Bryant & Stratton College - Wauwatosa did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Bryant & Stratton College - Wauwatosa is located in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 associates’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Herzing University - Akron ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Herzing Akron is a private not-for-profit institution located in Akron, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Belmont College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Belmont College is a small school located in St Clairsville, Ohio that handed out 0 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2021-2022.
Roosevelt University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #20. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s legal professions degrees to 6 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #21, Henry Ford College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Dearborn, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s legal professions degrees to 17 students in 2021-2022.
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Northeast Wisconsin Technical College is a fairly large school located in Green Bay, Wisconsin that handed out 17 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Milwaukee Area Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #23. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s legal professions degrees to 11 students in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #24. Cincinnati State is a medium-sized school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 9 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Lakeland Community College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Kirtland, Ohio, and it awarded 10 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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