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2023 Most Popular Law Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

33 Colleges
$81,196 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Law 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Law Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 33 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.

Check out the law programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Middle Atlantic Region .

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Our analysis found Georgetown University to be the most popular school for law students who want to pursue a degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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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 Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU 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 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 very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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The excellent programs at Columbia University in the City of New York helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best law schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

American University

Washington, DC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend American University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Law Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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#6

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

Fordham University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Fordham U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bronx.

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#7

Brooklyn Law School

Brooklyn, NY

Brooklyn Law School did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for law students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Brooklyn, Brooklyn Law is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#8

Yeshiva University

New York, NY

Yeshiva University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of New York, Yeshiva is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#9

New York Law School

New York, NY

New York Law School did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for law students. It came in at #9 on the list. New York Law School is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#10

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

Hofstra University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Law Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Hempstead, Hofstra is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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Best Law Colleges by State

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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.

  • 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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