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2023 Best Law Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

29 Colleges
$65,084 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Law Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 36,216 law students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #4 most popular in the country.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Law Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 29 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for law majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Law Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Pennsylvania the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for law students working on their doctor’s degree. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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#2

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Out of the 29 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

New York University

New York, NY

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at New York University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best law schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

Out of the 29 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fordham University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Fordham U is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Bronx.

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#6

Brooklyn Law School

Brooklyn, NY

Brooklyn Law School landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree law programs. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, Brooklyn Law is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#7

New York Law School

New York, NY

New York Law School did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for law students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. New York Law School is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#8

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Villanova University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.

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George Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for law students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#10

CUNY School of Law

Long Island City, NY

With a ranking of #10, CUNY School of Law did quite well on this year’s best schools for law students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Long Island City, CUNY Law is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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Best Law Colleges by State

Explore the best law colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 4,025
Pennsylvania 1,586
Maryland 418
New Jersey 610
District of Columbia 1,954

One of 4 majors within the area of study, law has other similar majors worth exploring.

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).

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