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2023 Most Popular Legal Research Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

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$71,104 Avg Salary

In 2020-2021, legal research students earned 481 degrees and certificates from a District of Columbia school, making the subject the 6th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 in District of Columbia ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in District of Columbia 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

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Our analysis found Georgetown University to be the most popular school for legal research students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in District of Columbia. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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#2

American University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Research Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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Out of the 3 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the # 3 spot on the list. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 582
Pennsylvania 345
Maryland 46
New Jersey 77

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 3 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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