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2023 Most Popular Law Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

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Finding the Best Law Doctor's Degree School for You

Law is one of the most popular subjects to study in District of Columbia. With 1,954 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Law Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Law program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Our analysis found Georgetown University to be the most popular school for law students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in District of Columbia. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Of the 672 students majoring in law at Georgetown, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Of the 565 students majoring in law at GWU, 49% are male and 51% are female.

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#3

American University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 59% of the students majoring in law at the school are women while 41% are male.

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#4

Howard University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Howard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

About 63% of the students majoring in law at the school are women while 37% are male.

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Out of the 6 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

About 63% of the students majoring in law at the school are women while 37% are male.

Full Law at Catholic University of America Report

University of the District of Columbia came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. University of the District of Columbia is a small public school located in the large city of Washington.

Women make up 63% of the law majors at the school.

Full Law at University of the District of Columbia Report

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 4,025
Pennsylvania 1,586
Maryland 418
New Jersey 610

Law is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

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 6 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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