When it comes to popularity, legal professions sits in the middle of the road, ranking #16 out of 38 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Indiana to determine which ones were the best for legal professions students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 1,408 degrees in legal professions to qualified students.
Your choice of legal professions school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Legal Professions 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.
The legal professions school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Legal Professions Schools in Indiana.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the legal professions degree levels they offer.
Any student who is interested in legal professions needs to take a look at University of Notre Dame. Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #20 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Notre Dame is a great university overall.
There were roughly 190 legal professions students who graduated with this degree at Notre Dame in the most recent data year. Legal Professions degree recipients from University of Notre Dame get an earnings boost of about $40,609 over the average income of legal professions graduates.
Purdue University Global is a great choice for students interested in a degree in legal professions. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue University Global is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 11th out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.More information about a degree in legal professions from Purdue University Global
It is hard to beat Indiana University - Bloomington if you wish to pursue a degree in legal professions. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public university located in the city of Bloomington. A Best Colleges rank of #55 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.
There were approximately 202 legal professions students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the legal professions major at Indiana University - Bloomington get $19,716 more than the typical college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in legal professions. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were approximately 398 legal professions students who graduated with this degree at IUPUI in the most recent year we have data available. Legal Professions degree recipients from Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis receive an earnings boost of approximately $14,604 above the average income of legal professions graduates.
Located in the city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 13th out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were roughly 157 legal professions students who graduated with this degree at Ivy Tech Community College in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the legal professions program report average early career earnings of $28,476.
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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Your choice of legal professions school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Legal Professions School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
