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2023 Most Popular Law Doctor's Degree Schools in Connecticut

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$65,084 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Law Doctor's Degree School for You

Law is one of the most popular subjects to study in Connecticut. With 458 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 Most Popular Law Doctor's Degree Schools in Connecticut to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Connecticut 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

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Our 2023 rankings named Yale University the most popular school in Connecticut for law students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Of the 218 students majoring in law at Yale, 51% are male and 49% are female.

Read full report on Law at Yale University

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Connecticut is a great place for law students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 48% of the students majoring in law at the school are women while 52% are male.

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#3

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Quinnipiac University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular law schools in Connecticut. Quinnipiac is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hamden.

Women make up 61% of the law majors at the school.

Read full report on Law at Quinnipiac University

Best Law Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Law Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,998
Rhode Island 150
New Hampshire 86
Maine 81
Vermont 165

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 3 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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