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2023 Best Legal Research Doctor's Degree Schools

29 Colleges
$71,104 Avg Salary

In 2020-2021, 6,659 people earned a degree or certificate in legal research, making the major the #40 most popular in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Legal Research Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 29 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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Check out the legal research doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Our analysis found University of Virginia - Main Campus to be the best school for legal research students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.

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#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Legal Research Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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#3

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Legal Research Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

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#4

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Legal Research Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#5

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Georgetown University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Legal Research Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well on this year’s best schools for legal research students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - Berkeley did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for legal research students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Legal Research Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#9

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for legal research students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #10, Golden Gate University - San Francisco did quite well on this year’s best schools for legal research students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of San Francisco, Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 4 majors within the area of study, legal research has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Law 36,216
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.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

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