2023 Most Popular 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.
The Most Popular Law Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 210 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Law program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Law Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for law majors pursuing a .
Top 25 Most Popular Schools in Law
Our analysis found Georgetown University to be the most popular school for law students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.
Out of the 210 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Law Schools list. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.
The excellent programs at New York University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best law schools in the United States. Located in the large city of New York, NYU 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 Columbia University in the City of New York. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Law Schools list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
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American University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for law students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Schools ranking. WMU-Cooley Law School is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Lansing.
Fordham University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular law programs. Located in the large city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The University of Texas at Austin landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular law programs. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.
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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population.
Brooklyn Law School ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Law Schools list. Brooklyn Law is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Brooklyn.
University of Miami did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for law students. It came in at #12 on the list. U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Coral Gables.
University of California - Los Angeles came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.
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Suffolk University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Schools ranking. Located in the city of Boston, Suffolk is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
University of California - Berkeley came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population.
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Yeshiva University landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular law programs. Yeshiva is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
Mitchell Hamline School of Law came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Schools ranking. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Mitchell Hamline is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
University of Virginia - Main Campus came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Schools ranking. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.
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New York Law School came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Schools ranking. Located in the city of New York, New York Law School is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Loyola Marymount University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Schools ranking. Loyola Marymount is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
Northwestern University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
University of Illinois at Chicago ranked #22 on this year’s Most Popular Law Schools list. UIC is a very large public school located in the city of Chicago.
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University of California - Hastings College of Law ranked #23 on this year’s Most Popular Law Schools list. Located in the city of San Francisco, UC Hastings is a public college with a small student population.
With a ranking of #24, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for law students. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a very large student population.
Boston University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for law students. It came in at #25 on the list. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Rest of the Top Most Popular Law Schools
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional popular schools for Law students that almost earned our Most Popular Law Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | Stetson University | DeLand, FL |
| 33 | University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA |
| 34 | Duke University | Durham, NC |
| 35 | Washington University in St Louis | Saint Louis, MO |
| 36 | Temple University | Philadelphia, PA |
| 37 | Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis | Indianapolis, IN |
| 37 | St John’s University - New York | Queens, NY |
| 39 | Rutgers University - Newark | Newark, NJ |
| 40 | University of Houston | Houston, TX |
| 40 | Loyola University Chicago | Chicago, IL |
| 40 | University of Denver | Denver, CO |
Law by Region
View the Most Popular Law Schools for a specific region near you.
| Region |
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| Southeast |
| New England |
| Rocky Mountains |
| Plains States |
| Middle Atlantic |
| Far Western US |
| Southwest |
| Great Lakes |
Law Related Majors
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.
- 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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