2024 Best Law Schools in Wisconsin

Law is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #28 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Law Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 463 degrees in law to qualified students.

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When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Law Schools in Wisconsin list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Law in Wisconsin

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the law degree levels they offer.

Top Wisconsin Schools in Law

1

University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

268 Law Degrees Awarded

45.1% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in law has to check out University of Wisconsin - Madison. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a very large student population.

Students who graduate with their degree from the law program state that they receive average early career income of $57,402.

More information about a degree in law from University of Wisconsin - Madison

2

Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

195 Law Degrees Awarded

10.3% Growth in Graduates

Marquette University is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in law. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

Students who graduate with their degree from the law program report average early career wages of $53,424.

More information about a degree in law from Marquette University

Best Law Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Law Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	322	1,285
Ohio	314	1,015
Illinois	304	1,700
Indiana	294	599

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Rankings in Majors Related to Law

One of 4 majors within the Legal Professions area of study, Law has other similar majors worth exploring.

Law Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Law	463

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Most Popular Majors Related to Law

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Legal Support Services	176
Non-Professional General Legal Studies	144
Legal Research	25

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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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.