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2023 Most Popular Legal Research Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

11 Colleges
$71,104 Avg Salary

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Legal Research Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.

#1

Widener University

Chester, PA

Our analysis found Widener University to be the most popular school for legal research students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Widener is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Chester.

Of the 19 students majoring in legal research at Widener, 79% are male and 21% are female.

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#2

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University at Buffalo is a great place for legal research students working on their doctor’s degree. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

Of the 9 students majoring in legal research at University at Buffalo, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pace University - New York landed the # 3 spot on the list. Pace University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Women make up 33% of the legal research majors at the school.

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#4

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Research Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Research Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

American University

Washington, DC

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means American University is a great place for legal research students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#8

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree legal research programs. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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George Washington University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Research Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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#8

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for legal research students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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Explore the best legal research colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 582
Pennsylvania 345
Maryland 46
New Jersey 77
District of Columbia 481

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 11 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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