by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 61,055 people earned their degree in legal professions, making the major the 16th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, legal professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,649 and had an average of $28,699 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 8,634 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,243 and $28,022 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 803 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,077 and $19,490 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 86 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in legal professions. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their legal professions program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The legal professions school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region associate degree legal professions students.
Out of the 86 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Court Reporting Inc landed the #1 spot on the list. College of Court Reporting Inc is located in Valparaiso, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend MacCormac College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region list. MacCormac is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 15 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend ETI Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region list. ETI Technical College is a small private for-profit school situated in Niles, Ohio. It awarded 3 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Out of the 86 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Gateway Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Steubenville, Ohio, this large public school handed out 137 diplomas to qualified associates’s legal professions students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 86 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Clermont College landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Cincinnati - Clermont College is a medium-sized public school situated in Batavia, Ohio. It awarded 10 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #6. This medium-sized school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 29 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
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Lewis and Clark Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #7. Godfrey, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s legal professions degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
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Rasmussen University - Wisconsin came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Green Bay, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s legal professions degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
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Oakland Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Oakland Community College is located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 associates’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.
Herzing University - Madison came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Herzing University - Madison is a small school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 9 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Southwestern Illinois College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Belleville, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s legal professions degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
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Rasmussen University - Illinois came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Rasmussen University - Illinois is located in Rockford, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 associates’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.
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South Suburban College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #13. SSC is located in South Holland, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.
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Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College is a small school located in Rockford, Illinois that handed out 3 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
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Stautzenberger College - Brecksville landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Stautzenberger College - Brecksville is located in Brecksville, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.
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Macomb Community College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Macomb Community College is located in Warren, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 associates’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.
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Bryant & Stratton College - Wauwatosa landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Bryant & Stratton College - Wauwatosa is a private for-profit institution located in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Herzing University - Akron ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Akron, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s legal professions degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #19, Belmont College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Saint Clairsville, Ohio, this small public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s legal professions students in 2020-2021.
Roosevelt University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Roosevelt University is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 associates’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.
Henry Ford College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Henry Ford College is a fairly large public school situated in Dearborn, Michigan. It awarded 9 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Northeast Wisconsin Technical College is located in Green Bay, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 associates’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.
Milwaukee Area Technical College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. MATC is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 associates’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.
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Cincinnati State Technical and Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #24. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this medium-sized public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified associates’s legal professions students in 2020-2021.
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Lakeland Community College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Lakeland is located in Kirtland, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.
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