2024 Best Legal Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Legal Studies is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #119 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Legal Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 207 bachelor's degrees in legal studies to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to legal studies students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of legal studies students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized legal studies related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for legal studies students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Legal Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Legal Studies in the Great Lakes Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in legal studies.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Legal Studies

1

Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

27 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in legal studies has to look into Northwestern University. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in legal studies from Northwestern University

2

University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI

112 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Wisconsin - Madison if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in legal studies. UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Madison.More information about a bachelor’s in legal studies from University of Wisconsin - Madison

3

Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI

Basic Certificate Highest Degree Type

18 Annual Graduates

Central Michigan University is a good choice for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in legal studies. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in legal studies from Central Michigan University

Best Legal Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best legal studies schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	629	19
Ohio	612	5
Illinois	558	48
Wisconsin	435	135

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Rankings in Majors Related to Legal Studies

Legal Studies is one of 2 different types of Non-Professional General Legal Studies programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Legal Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Pre-Law	112

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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