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2023 Best Legal Research Schools in Virginia

4 Colleges
$41,747 Avg Salary
$25,000 Avg Student Debt

Legal Research is the #44 most popular major in Virginia with 168 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Legal Research Schools in Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Virginia to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

View our full ranking methodology.

The following schools top our list of the Best Legal Research Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Virginia - Main Campus the best school in Virginia for legal research students. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Legal Research at University of Virginia - Main Campus Report

#2

University of Richmond

University of Richmond, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Richmond. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Legal Research Schools in Virginia list. Located in the city of University of Richmond, URichmond is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means George Mason University is a great place for legal research students. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Legal Research at George Mason University Report

#4

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

The excellent programs at Liberty University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal research schools in Virginia. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Explore all the Best Legal Research Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 478
Georgia 103
North Carolina 115
Tennessee 4
Kentucky 0
Louisiana 44
Alabama 58
Mississippi 4

Legal Research is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

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 4 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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