2023 Best Law Schools
Finding the Best Law School for You
Law is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 36,216 degrees and certificates were awarded to students with this major.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Law Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 167 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best programs for students.
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2023 Best Law Schools in the United States
Check out the law programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 25 Top Schools in Law
Our analysis found University of Virginia - Main Campus to be the best school for law students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Law Schools list. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Chicago is a great place for law students. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
Out of the 167 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stanford University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Law Schools list. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.
With a ranking of #6, Harvard University did quite well on this year’s best schools for law students. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
With a ranking of #7, Georgetown University did quite well on this year’s best schools for law students. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
With a ranking of #8, New York University did quite well on this year’s best schools for law students. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for law students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.
Vanderbilt University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for law students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
University of California - Berkeley landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best law programs. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Law Schools ranking. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
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University of Notre Dame came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Law Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
South Texas College of Law ranked #14 on this year’s Best Law Schools list. South Texas College of Law is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.
With a ranking of #15, University of Southern California did quite well on this year’s best schools for law students. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
The University of Texas at Austin came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Law Schools ranking. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #17, Washington and Lee University did quite well on this year’s best schools for law students. Washington and Lee is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Lexington.
Boston University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Law Schools ranking. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
University of California - Los Angeles ranked #19 on this year’s Best Law Schools list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Fordham University landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best law programs. Located in the city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #21, University of California - Hastings College of Law did quite well on this year’s best schools for law students. Located in the large city of San Francisco, UC Hastings is a public college with a small student population.
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Washington University in St Louis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for law students. It came in at #22 on the list. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.
Brooklyn Law School ranked #23 on this year’s Best Law Schools list. Brooklyn Law is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Brooklyn.
With a ranking of #24, Emory University did quite well on this year’s best schools for law students. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Mitchell Hamline School of Law did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for law students. It came in at #25 on the list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Mitchell Hamline is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Law Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Wake Forest University | Winston-Salem, NC |
| 27 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC |
| 28 | New York Law School | New York, NY |
| 29 | University of Wisconsin - Madison | Madison, WI |
| 30 | Santa Clara University | Santa Clara, CA |
| 31 | William & Mary | Williamsburg, VA |
| 32 | Boston College | Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 33 | Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School | Lansing, MI |
Law by Region
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| Southeast |
| New England |
| Rocky Mountains |
| Plains States |
| Middle Atlantic |
| Far Western US |
| Southwest |
| Great Lakes |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Law
Law is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Law
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Legal Research | 6,659 |
| Legal Professions (Other) | 1,424 |
| Legal Support Services | 446 |
| Non-Professional General Legal Studies | 444 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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