2024 Best Legal Research Master's Degree Schools in Michigan

If you plan on getting your master's degree in legal research, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #37 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Legal Research Master's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 49 master's degrees in legal research to qualified students.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on legal research students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other legal research students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt legal research students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized legal research related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for legal research students working on their master'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 Research Master's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Legal Research in Michigan

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in legal research.

Top Michigan Schools for a Master's in Legal Research

1

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

17 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Michigan - Ann Arbor if you want to pursue a master's degree in legal research. U-M is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.More information about a master’s in legal research from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

2

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

26 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School if you wish to pursue a master's degree in legal research. WMU-Cooley Law School is a fairly small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Lansing.More information about a master’s in legal research from Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School

3

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

3 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Michigan State University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in legal research. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in legal research from Michigan State University

4

Wayne State University
Detroit, MI

3 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in legal research needs to take a look at Wayne State University. Wayne State is a very large public university located in the large city of Detroit.More information about a master’s in legal research from Wayne State University

Best Legal Research Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Legal Research Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	221	380
Ohio	207	158
Indiana	191	64
Wisconsin	173	17

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Legal Research Related Rankings by Major

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

Legal Research Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Advanced Legal Research/Studies	17
Tax Law/Taxation	11
Intellectual Property Law	8
Banking, Corporate, Finance, & Securities Law	5
Other Legal Research & Advanced Professional Studies	5
Programs for Foreign Lawyers	3

Majors Similar to Legal Research

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Legal Professions (Other)	25
Non-Professional General Legal Studies	2

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.