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2023 Most Popular Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

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

With 345 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, legal research is the #39 most popular major in Pennsylvania.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Pennsylvania to see which graduate certificate 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 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 Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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#2

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Villanova University is a great place for legal research students working on their graduate certificate. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.

Women make up 53% of the legal research majors at the school.

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Out of the 4 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Pitt is a very large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

Women make up 83% of the legal research majors at the school.

Legal Research majors at Pitt take out an average of $23,713 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

Read full report on Legal Research at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

#4

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Drexel University is a great place for legal research students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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

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.

  • 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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