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2023 Most Popular Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

10 Colleges
$53,103 Avg Salary
$27,000 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for legal research majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Our analysis found Temple University to be the most popular school for legal research students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Temple is a very large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Of the 60 students majoring in legal research at Temple, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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#2

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Out of the 10 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Villanova University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 53% of the students majoring in legal research at the school are women while 47% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a great place for legal research students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

The average amount in student loans that legal research majors at Pitt take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $23,713.

Full Legal Research at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Research Graduate Certificate 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.

Of the 10 students majoring in legal research at Columbia, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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#5

Albany Law School

Albany, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Albany Law School. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Albany Law is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Albany.

About 80% of the students majoring in legal research at the school are women while 20% are male.

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St John’s University - New York ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. STJ is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Queens.

About 33% of the students majoring in legal research at the school are women while 67% are male.

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#7

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

Seton Hall University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for legal research students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Seton Hall is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of South Orange.

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#7

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, MD

University of Baltimore did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for legal research students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Baltimore, UB is a public school with a small student population.

Full Legal Research at University of Baltimore Report

#7

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #7, Drexel University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal research students working on their graduate certificate. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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#10

New York Law School

New York, NY

New York Law School landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate legal research programs. Located in the city of New York, New York Law School is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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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 10 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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