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2023 Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Pre-Law in the Great Lakes Region

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Most Well Attended Pre-Law Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Pre-Law Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 586 people earned their degree in pre-law, making the major the 576th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 140 pre-law graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 112 pre-law graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Pre-Law Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in pre-law. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in pre-law.

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Most Well Attended Pre-Law Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree pre-law students.

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan

Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Pre-Law Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 97 bachelors’s pre-law degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Pre-Law at Michigan State University

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio Wesleyan University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Pre-Law Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s. This small school is located in Delaware, Ohio, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s pre-law degrees in 2020-2021.

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. 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%.

Read more about Pre-Law at Ohio Wesleyan University

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Findlay. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Pre-Law Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s. This small school is located in Findlay, Ohio, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s pre-law degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.

Read full report on Pre-Law at The University of Findlay

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana Institute of Technology. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Pre-Law Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s. Indiana Institute of Technology is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s pre-law degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Pre-Law at Indiana Tech

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Cedarville University
Cedarville, Ohio

Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Pre-Law Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Cedarville University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Cedarville, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s pre-law students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Pre-Law at Cedarville University

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Youngstown State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Pre-Law Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Youngstown State University is located in Youngstown, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s pre-law degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Pre-Law at Youngstown State University

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Blackburn College
Carlinville, Illinois

With a ranking of #6, Blackburn College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Pre-Law Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Blackburn is a small school located in Carlinville, Illinois that handed out 0 bachelors’s pre-law degrees in 2020-2021.

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Northern Michigan University
Marquette, Michigan

Northern Michigan University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Pre-Law Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Northern Michigan University is located in Marquette, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s pre-law degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Pre-Law at Northern Michigan University

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Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana

Ball State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Pre-Law Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Muncie, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s pre-law degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.

Read full report on Pre-Law at Ball State University

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Denison University
Granville, Ohio

Denison University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Pre-Law Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Denison is a small school located in Granville, Ohio that handed out 0 bachelors’s pre-law degrees in 2020-2021.

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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read full report on Pre-Law at Denison University

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Madonna University
Livonia, Michigan

Madonna University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Pre-Law Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Livonia, Michigan, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s pre-law degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Pre-Law at Madonna

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