2023 Best Legal Research Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Finding the Best Legal Research Master's Degree School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, legal research was ranked #40 in the country. In fact 6,659 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
With all the 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 half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Legal Research Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 24 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for legal research majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Legal Research Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Pennsylvania the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for legal research students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Georgetown University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.
The excellent master’s degree programs at New York University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal research schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Columbia University in the City of New York. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
Fordham University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for legal research students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Seton Hall University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for legal research students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Seton Hall is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of South Orange.
Widener University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree legal research programs. Widener is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Chester.
Villanova University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Best Legal Research Colleges by State
Explore the best legal research schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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New York | 582 |
Pennsylvania | 345 |
Maryland | 46 |
New Jersey | 77 |
District of Columbia | 481 |
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Legal Research Related Rankings by Major
One of 4 majors within the area of study, legal research has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Legal Research
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 24 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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