by our College Data Analytics Team
Legal Research is offered at a wide range of schools across the country, but at some it makes up a far larger share of the degrees awarded than at others. To top this list, a school awards a larger share of its degrees in legal research than other colleges that offer the major.
For its ranking, College Factual looked at what share of degrees each of the 6 schools in Illinois that offer legal research awards in the field.
What’s on this page:
The colleges and universities below are the most focused on legal research in Illinois, ranked by the share of their degrees awarded in the major.
No school devotes a larger share of its degrees to legal research than Loyola University Chicago. Loyola University Chicago is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago. At this school, roughly 6% of all degrees awarded are in legal research, or about 300 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full legal research report for Loyola University Chicago
Illinois Institute Of Technology ranks #2 for legal research by degree focus. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Institute Of Technology is a private not-for-profit university. At this school, roughly 4% of all degrees awarded are in legal research, or about 98 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full legal research details for Illinois Institute Of Technology
Northwestern University came in at #3 on our list of the most focused legal research schools. Northwestern University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston. At this school, roughly 3% of all degrees awarded are in legal research, or about 278 graduates in the most recent year. See more about legal research at Northwestern University
University Of Chicago ranks #4 for legal research by degree focus. Set in the city of Chicago, University Of Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution. About 1% of the degrees University Of Chicago awards are in legal research, or about 82 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full legal research report for University Of Chicago
University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign is one of the most focused legal research schools, landing the #5 spot this year. Located in the city of Champaign, University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign is a public university. About 0.5% of the degrees University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign awards are in legal research, or about 86 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full legal research report for University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign
Depaul University placed #6 for legal research by degree focus. Depaul University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago. About 0.5% of the degrees Depaul University awards are in legal research, or about 27 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full legal research details for Depaul University
This list is compiled by College Factual. The ranking reflects how concentrated each school’s degrees are in the major (completions in the field as a share of all completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
More about our data sources and methodologies.