by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 a Bachelor’s 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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 736 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 47 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in legal professions. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in legal professions.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree legal professions students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Blackburn College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Carlinville, Illinois, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Superior. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region. University of Wisconsin - Superior is located in Superior, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio Wesleyan University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region. Ohio Wesleyan University is located in Delaware, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oberlin College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Oberlin College is located in Oberlin, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 47 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Global landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, this large public school awarded 160 degrees to qualified bachelors’s legal professions students in 2020-2021.
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Mount St. Joseph University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Mount St. Joseph University is a small school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 5 bachelors’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.
University of Illinois at Springfield landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Springfield, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s legal professions degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
Roosevelt University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Ursuline College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #9. Ursuline College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pepper Pike, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.
Dominican University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Dominican University is located in River Forest, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Lake Erie College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #11. LEC is located in Painesville, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.
Michigan State University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan State is a large school located in East Lansing, Michigan that handed out 97 bachelors’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Herzing University - Akron came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Akron, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s legal professions degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Wisconsin - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 112 bachelors’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
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Madonna University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Livonia, Michigan, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Indiana Institute of Technology came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Indiana Tech is a small school located in Fort Wayne, Indiana that handed out 3 bachelors’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Walsh University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in North Canton, Ohio, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Grand Valley State University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region list. GVSU is a public institution located in Allendale, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Davenport University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Davenport University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Toledo landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Toledo is a fairly large school located in Toledo, Ohio that handed out 23 bachelors’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
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Herzing University - Madison ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Herzing University - Madison is a small school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 4 bachelors’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Herzing University - Brookfield came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Herzing University - Brookfield is a small school located in Brookfield, Wisconsin that handed out 1 bachelors’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a public institution located in Carbondale, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #24, Lewis University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Lewis University is a medium-sized school located in Romeoville, Illinois that handed out 7 bachelors’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Ball State University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ball State University is a public institution located in Muncie, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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