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

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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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Legal Research Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in District of Columbia to see which master'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.

Check out the legal research master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in District of Columbia.

#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 master’s degree in District of Columbia. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Of the 315 students majoring in legal research at Georgetown, 49% are male and 51% are female.

Full Legal Research at Georgetown University Report

#2

American University

Washington, DC

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means American University is a great place for legal research students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 87 students majoring in legal research at The American University, 30% are male and 70% are female.

Full Legal Research at American University Report

Out of the 4 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 city of Washington.

About 49% of the students majoring in legal research at the school are women while 51% are male.

Read full report on Legal Research at George Washington University

Out of the 4 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Read full report on Legal Research at Catholic University of America

Explore all the Most Popular Legal Research Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

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 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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