2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Legal Professions in Michigan

Ranked #2 in popularity, legal professions is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in Michigan to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of legal professions. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,218 doctor's degrees in legal professions during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Legal Professions School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in legal professions matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Legal Professions in Michigan ranking is to help you make that choice.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for legal professions, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Legal Professions Schools

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for legal professions.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Legal Professions in Michigan

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in legal professions.

Most Well Attended Schools for Legal Professions Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

337 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a popular choice for students interested in a doctor's degree in legal professions. U-M is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in legal professions in Michigan.

There were about 337 legal professions students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in legal professions from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

2

Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School
Lansing, MI

319 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In MI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in legal professions. WMU-Cooley Law School is a fairly small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Lansing. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in legal professions in Michigan.

There were roughly 319 legal professions students who graduated with this degree at WMU-Cooley Law School in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in legal professions from Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School

3

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

226 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In MI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Michigan State University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in legal professions. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in legal professions in Michigan. More information about a doctorate in legal professions from Michigan State University

4

University of Detroit Mercy
Detroit, MI

192 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In MI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Detroit Mercy if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in legal professions. Located in the city of Detroit, Detroit Mercy is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in legal professions in Michigan.

There were about 192 legal professions individuals who graduated with this degree at Detroit Mercy in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in legal professions from University of Detroit Mercy

5

Wayne State University
Detroit, MI

144 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In MI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Wayne State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Detroit. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for doctor's degrees in legal professions in Michigan.

There were roughly 144 legal professions students who graduated with this degree at Wayne State in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in legal professions from Wayne State University

 

Best Legal Professions Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Indiana	30	779
Ohio	29	974
Illinois	29	1,635
Wisconsin	27	335

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Legal Professions Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Law	1,209
Legal Research	5
Legal Professions (Other)	4

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies	25
Public Administration & Social Service	21
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting	7

Notes and References

• 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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