by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in Illinois” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Legal Support Services is the 106th most popular major in the country with 11,545 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, legal support services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,370 and had an average of $27,882 in loans still to pay off.
Across Illinois, there were 388 legal support services graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,401 and $22,519 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in Illinois” ranking analyzed 26 colleges that offered a degree in legal support services. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their legal support services program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois legal support students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend MacCormac College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in Illinois. MacCormac is a small school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 15 ’s legal support degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in Illinois list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s legal support degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Roosevelt University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in Illinois list. This small school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 24 ’s legal support degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lewis and Clark Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in Illinois list. Located in Godfrey, Illinois, this small public school handed out 29 degrees to qualified ’s legal support students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 26 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Illinois College landed the #5 spot on the list. SWIC is a public institution located in Belleville, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 23 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Rasmussen University - Illinois did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Rockford, Illinois, this small private for-profit school handed out 12 degrees to qualified ’s legal support students in 2020-2021.
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South Suburban College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in Illinois list. SSC is a small public school situated in South Holland, Illinois. It awarded 7 ’s legal support degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in Illinois list. Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College is a small private for-profit school situated in Rockford, Illinois. It awarded 20 ’s legal support degrees in 2020-2021.
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Illinois Central College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in Illinois ranking. ICC is a public institution located in East Peoria, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #10, College of DuPage did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in Illinois list. College of DuPage is a large school located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois that handed out 34 ’s legal support degrees in 2020-2021.
City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in Illinois list. Harold Washington College is a medium-sized public school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 11 ’s legal support degrees in 2020-2021.
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale ranked #12 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in Illinois list. SIUC is a fairly large public school situated in Carbondale, Illinois. It awarded 14 ’s legal support degrees in 2020-2021.
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Lewis University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in Illinois ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Romeoville, Illinois, and it awarded 7 ’s legal support degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
Elgin Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in Illinois list. Elgin Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Elgin, Illinois. It awarded 15 ’s legal support degrees in 2020-2021.
College of Lake County ranked #15 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in Illinois list. Grayslake, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s legal support degrees to 36 students in 2020-2021.
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William Rainey Harper College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in Illinois ranking. Palatine, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s legal support degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #17, McHenry County College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in Illinois list. Located in Crystal Lake, Illinois, this medium-sized public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified ’s legal support students in 2020-2021.
Illinois State University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in Illinois ranking. Normal, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s legal support degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
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Oakton Community College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in Illinois list. Oakton Community College is a medium-sized school located in Des Plaines, Illinois that handed out 11 ’s legal support degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Kankakee Community College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in Illinois ranking. Kankakee Community College is located in Kankakee, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 ’s legal support degrees to qualified students.
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Loyola University Chicago did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #21. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s legal support degrees to 43 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
Lake Land College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in Illinois ranking. This small school is located in Mattoon, Illinois, and it awarded 0 ’s legal support degrees in 2020-2021.
Wabash Valley College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #22. Wabash Valley College is located in Mount Carmel, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s legal support degrees to qualified students.
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Frontier Community College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in Illinois ranking. Frontier Community College is a small public school situated in Fairfield, Illinois. It awarded 0 ’s legal support degrees in 2020-2021.
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Waubonsee Community College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in Illinois list. Waubonsee Community College is a public institution located in Sugar Grove, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #22, Carl Sandburg College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in Illinois list. Galesburg, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s legal support degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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