Legal Professions isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #16 in popularity out of 38 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Wisconsin to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of legal professions. Combined, these schools handed out 808 degrees in legal professions to qualified students.
Your choice of legal professions school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Legal Professions School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Legal Professions Schools in Wisconsin ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of legal professions degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
University of Wisconsin - Madison is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in legal professions. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.
There were about 405 legal professions students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the legal professions program at University of Wisconsin - Madison make $11,755 above the typical graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
It is difficult to beat Marquette University if you wish to pursue a degree in legal professions. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #130 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Marquette is a great university overall.
There were approximately 195 legal professions students who graduated with this degree at Marquette in the most recent year we have data available. Legal Professions degree recipients from Marquette University get an earnings boost of about $17,747 over the typical earnings of legal professions majors.
Herzing University - Madison is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in legal professions. Located in the city of Madison, Herzing University - Madison is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 16th out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were roughly 13 legal professions students who graduated with this degree at Herzing University - Madison in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the legal professions program earn about $31,003 for their early career.
Any student pursuing a degree in legal professions has to look into Rasmussen University - Wisconsin. Rasmussen University - Wisconsin is a small private for-profit university located in the city of Green Bay. This university ranks 45th out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were approximately 5 legal professions students who graduated with this degree at Rasmussen University - Wisconsin in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, legal professions degree recipients generally make around $33,299 at the beginning of their careers.
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).
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Your choice of legal professions school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Legal Professions School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
