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Most Popular Law Schools

There are 214 colleges that offer a degree in Law. Ranked by yearly graduations, here are the most popular below:

Finding the Best Law School for You

With all the Law programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick-and-mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school halfway across the country without even leaving your house.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Law Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 214 schools in the United States offering Law programs. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school’s program.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Law Schools.

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Our rankings named Georgetown University the most popular school in the U.S. for Law majors. Georgetown University is a private nonprofit school located in Washington, DC. This school awarded 672 degrees in Law in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $76,027. Full Law at Georgetown University Report

#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University comes in at #2 on our list of the most popular colleges for Law majors. Harvard University is a private nonprofit school located in Cambridge, MA. During the most recent year for which we have data, 622 people earned their degree in Law from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $92,518. Read More…

George Washington University comes in at #3 on our list of the most popular colleges for Law majors. George Washington University is a private nonprofit school located in Washington, DC. During the most recent year for which we have data, 551 people earned their degree in Law from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $66,952. Read More…

Columbia University in the City of New York comes in at #4 on our list of the most popular colleges for Law majors. Columbia University in the City of New York is a private nonprofit school located in New York, NY. During the most recent year for which we have data, 523 people earned their degree in Law from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $75,228. Full Law at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

#5

New York University

New York, NY

New York University comes in at #5 on our list of the most popular colleges for Law majors. New York University is a private nonprofit school located in New York, NY. During the most recent year for which we have data, 523 people earned their degree in Law from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $59,956. Read full report on Law at New York University

#6

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

Fordham University comes in at #6 on our list of the most popular colleges for Law majors. Fordham University is a private nonprofit school located in Bronx, NY. During the most recent year for which we have data, 455 people earned their degree in Law from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $51,779. Read full report on Law at Fordham University

The University of Texas at Austin comes in at #7 on our list of the most popular colleges for Law majors. The University of Texas at Austin is a public school located in Austin, TX. This school awarded 411 degrees in Law in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $51,060. Read full report on Law at The University of Texas at Austin

#8

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

University of Miami comes in at #8 on our list of the most popular colleges for Law majors. University of Miami is a private nonprofit school located in Coral Gables, FL. This school awarded 409 degrees in Law in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $54,633. Full Law at University of Miami Report

University of California-Berkeley landed the #9 spot in our Most Popular Law Schools ranking. University of California-Berkeley is a public school located in Berkeley, CA. This school awarded 408 degrees in Law in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $57,445. Full Law at University of California-Berkeley Report

Mitchell Hamline School of Law landed the #10 spot in our Most Popular Law Schools ranking. Mitchell Hamline School of Law is a private nonprofit school located in Saint Paul, MN. During the most recent year for which we have data, 403 people earned their degree in Law from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $82,417. Read full report on Law at Mitchell Hamline School of Law

#11

Brooklyn Law School

Brooklyn, NY

Brooklyn Law School landed the #11 spot in our Most Popular Law Schools ranking. Located in Brooklyn, NY, this is a private nonprofit institution. This school awarded 400 degrees in Law in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $104,645. Read full report on Law at Brooklyn Law School

#12

Suffolk University

Boston, MA

Suffolk University landed the #12 spot in our Most Popular Law Schools ranking. Located in Boston, MA, this is a private nonprofit institution. This school awarded 394 degrees in Law in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $47,267. Read More…

#13

American University

Washington, DC

American University comes in at #13 on our list of the most popular colleges for Law majors. American University is a private nonprofit school located in Washington, DC. This school awarded 378 degrees in Law in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $50,329. Full Law at American University Report

University of California-Los Angeles comes in at #14 on our list of the most popular colleges for Law majors. Located in Los Angeles, CA, this is a public institution. This school awarded 372 degrees in Law in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $41,763. Read More…

University of California College of the Law-San Francisco comes in at #15 on our list of the most popular colleges for Law majors. Located in San Francisco, CA, this is a public institution. This school awarded 369 degrees in Law in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $125,246. Full Law at University of California College of the Law-San Francisco Report

Loyola University Chicago landed the #16 spot in our Most Popular Law Schools ranking. Located in Chicago, IL, this is a private nonprofit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 351 people earned their degree in Law from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $50,621. Read More…

#17

New York Law School

New York, NY

New York Law School comes in at #17 on our list of the most popular colleges for Law majors. Located in New York, NY, this is a private nonprofit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 345 people earned their degree in Law from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $90,539. Full Law at New York Law School Report

#18

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Boston College landed the #18 spot in our Most Popular Law Schools ranking. Located in Chestnut Hill, MA, this is a private nonprofit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 341 people earned their degree in Law from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $61,773. Read More…

#19

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

Loyola Marymount University landed the #19 spot in our Most Popular Law Schools ranking. Located in Los Angeles, CA, this is a private nonprofit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 339 people earned their degree in Law from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $45,330. Read full report on Law at Loyola Marymount University

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor comes in at #20 on our list of the most popular colleges for Law majors. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor is a public school located in Ann Arbor, MI. During the most recent year for which we have data, 323 people earned their degree in Law from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $64,597. Read full report on Law at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

#21

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

Seton Hall University comes in at #21 on our list of the most popular colleges for Law majors. Located in South Orange, NJ, this is a private nonprofit institution. This school awarded 314 degrees in Law in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $54,409. Read More…

#22

Yeshiva University

New York, NY

Yeshiva University landed the #22 spot in our Most Popular Law Schools ranking. Located in New York, NY, this is a private nonprofit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 311 people earned their degree in Law from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $63,441. Read full report on Law at Yeshiva University

#23

New England Law-Boston

Boston, MA

New England Law-Boston comes in at #23 on our list of the most popular colleges for Law majors. New England Law-Boston is a private nonprofit school located in Boston, MA. During the most recent year for which we have data, 306 people earned their degree in Law from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $75,769. Read More…

#24

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania landed the #24 spot in our Most Popular Law Schools ranking. University of Pennsylvania is a private nonprofit school located in Philadelphia, PA. This school awarded 305 degrees in Law in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $86,069. Read More…

University of Illinois Chicago landed the #25 spot in our Most Popular Law Schools ranking. Located in Chicago, IL, this is a public institution. This school awarded 301 degrees in Law in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $47,662. Read More…

#26

University of Virginia-Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA
#27

Boston University

Boston, MA
#29

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL
#30

Stetson University

DeLand, FL
#32

Emory University

Atlanta, GA
#33

Southwestern Law School

Los Angeles, CA
#34

Widener University

Chester, PA
#36

University of Houston

Houston, TX
#37

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY
#38

Duke University

Durham, NC
#41

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL
#43

Pace University

New York, NY
#44

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI
#45

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA
#49

St. Thomas University

Miami Gardens, FL

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for this major that just missed the list above.

Rank College Location
51 St. Mary’s University San Antonio, TX
52 Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL
53 George Mason University Fairfax, VA
54 Barry University Miami, FL
55 University of Denver Denver, CO
56 Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN
57 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN
58 Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA
59 Charleston School of Law Charleston, SC
60 University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA
61 Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA
62 Georgia State University Atlanta, GA
63 California Western School of Law San Diego, CA
64 Yale University New Haven, CT
65 CUNY School of Law Long Island City, NY
66 Villanova University Villanova, PA
67 Temple University Philadelphia, PA
68 Albany Law School Albany, NY
69 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC
70 University of Baltimore Baltimore, MD
71 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA
72 University of Detroit Mercy Detroit, MI
73 Seattle University Seattle, WA
74 Marquette University Milwaukee, WI
75 Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA
76 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL
77 University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC
78 Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN
79 Syracuse University Syracuse, NY
80 Stanford University Stanford, CA
81 University of Chicago Chicago, IL
82 Pepperdine University Malibu, CA
83 Cornell University Ithaca, NY
84 Lewis & Clark College Portland, OR
85 University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK
86 Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale, FL
87 Baylor University Waco, TX
88 Florida State University Tallahassee, FL
89 University of Georgia Athens, GA
90 University of New Hampshire-Franklin Pierce School of Law Concord, NH
91 University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN
92 Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO
93 Rutgers University-Camden Camden, NJ
94 Texas Southern University Houston, TX
95 Loyola University New Orleans New Orleans, LA
96 Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH
97 Texas A&M University-College Station College Station, TX
98 University of Mississippi University, MS
99 University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV
100 DePaul University Chicago, IL
101 Campbell University Buies Creek, NC
102 University of Iowa Iowa City, IA
103 University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA
104 Roger Williams University School of Law Bristol, RI
105 William & Mary Williamsburg, VA
106 Florida International University Miami, FL
107 University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO
108 Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN
109 Gonzaga University Spokane, WA
110 University of Oregon Eugene, OR
111 University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA
112 University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN
113 University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY
114 Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC
115 Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH
116 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE
117 Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA
118 Samford University Birmingham, AL
119 The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL
120 University of Connecticut Storrs, CT
121 Howard University Washington, DC
122 University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA
123 Creighton University Omaha, NE
124 North Carolina Central University Durham, NC
125 Touro University New York, NY
126 University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA
127 Chapman University Orange, CA
128 Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX
129 University of the Pacific Stockton, CA
130 Brigham Young University Provo, UT
131 Capital University Columbus, OH
132 Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA
133 University of Arizona Tucson, AZ
134 Elon University Elon, NC
135 University of Kentucky Lexington, KY
136 Vermont Law and Graduate School South Royalton, VT
137 University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock, AR
138 University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH
139 Drexel University Philadelphia, PA
140 Inter American University of Puerto Rico-School of Law San Juan, PR
141 Oklahoma City University Oklahoma City, OK
142 University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH
143 Wayne State University Detroit, MI
144 University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO
145 The Catholic University of America Washington, DC
146 The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN
147 University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, MO
148 Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY
149 University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR
150 University of Louisville Louisville, KY
151 University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras San Juan, PR
152 University of Toledo Toledo, OH
153 Thomas M Cooley Law School Lansing, MI
154 Mississippi College Clinton, MS
155 University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK
156 University of Idaho Moscow, ID
157 University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA
158 University of Kansas Lawrence, KS
159 Golden Gate University San Francisco, CA
160 Belmont University Nashville, TN
161 University of Dayton Dayton, OH
162 Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT
163 Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce Ponce, PR
164 Regent University Virginia Beach, VA
165 Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH
166 Liberty University Lynchburg, VA
167 University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA
168 Western New England University Springfield, MA
169 Willamette University Salem, OR
170 University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM
171 West Virginia University Morgantown, WV
172 Mercer University Macon, GA
173 Lincoln Memorial University Harrogate, TN
174 University of Memphis Memphis, TN
175 Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Tallahassee, FL
176 Drake University Des Moines, IA
177 University of North Texas at Dallas Dallas, TX
178 University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT
179 Washburn University Topeka, KS
180 University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI
181 Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL
182 University of Wyoming Laramie, WY
183 Ave Maria School of Law Naples, FL
184 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL
185 University of Southern Maine Portland, ME
186 Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School Atlanta, GA
187 The University of Montana Missoula, MT
188 University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND
189 Thomas Jefferson School of Law San Diego, CA
190 Westcliff University Irvine, CA
191 University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD
192 Faulkner University Montgomery, AL
193 University of La Verne La Verne, CA
194 Ohio Northern University Ada, OH
195 Massachusetts School of Law Andover, MA
196 University of West Los Angeles Inglewood, CA
197 The Colleges of Law at Ventura Ventura, CA
198 Trinity Law School Santa Ana, CA
199 San Joaquin College of Law Clovis, CA
200 Appalachian School of Law Grundy, VA

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More Law Rankings

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this Most Popular Law Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Law Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Law 39,447
Related Major Annual Graduates
Legal Research 11,533
Legal Support Services 10,492
Non-Professional Legal Studies 4,796
Other Legal Professions 2,487

References

*The average salary above is for the top 25 schools only.

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