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2023 Most Popular Legal Research Doctor's Degree Schools

47 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Legal Research Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 47 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Legal Research program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Legal Research Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Case Western Reserve University to be the most popular school for legal research students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cleveland.

Of the 20 students majoring in legal research at Case Western, 85% are male and 15% are female.

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#2

Widener University

Chester, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Widener University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Research Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Widener is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Chester.

About 21% of the students majoring in legal research at the school are women while 79% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Indiana University - Bloomington is a great place for legal research students working on their doctor’s degree. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

Of the 13 students majoring in legal research at IU Bloomington, 85% are male and 15% are female.

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#4

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Out of the 47 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 36% of the students majoring in legal research at the school are women while 64% are male.

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#5

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Research Doctor’s Degree Schools list. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

About 78% of the students majoring in legal research at the school are women while 22% are male.

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#6

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Research Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 43% of the students majoring in legal research at the school are women while 57% are male.

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University of California - Berkeley landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree legal research programs. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.

About 17% of the students majoring in legal research at the school are women while 83% are male.

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With a ranking of #7, Washington University in St Louis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal research students working on their doctor’s degree. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

Of the 6 students majoring in legal research at WUSTL, 83% are male and 17% are female.

Full Legal Research at Washington University in St Louis Report

#9

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

With a ranking of #9, Stanford University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal research students working on their doctor’s degree. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.

Of the 5 students majoring in legal research at Stanford, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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#9

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

With a ranking of #9, University of Arizona did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal research students working on their doctor’s degree. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

About 60% of the students majoring in legal research at the school are women while 40% are male.

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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 32 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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