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2023 Most Popular Legal Research Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

7 Colleges
$68,162 Avg Salary

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

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To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Legal Research Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Legal Research Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Our analysis found Drexel University to be the most popular school for legal research students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 81% of the students majoring in legal research at the school are women while 19% are male.

Full Legal Research at Drexel University Report

#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal research schools in Pennsylvania. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Women make up 48% of the legal research majors at the school.

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#3

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Villanova University is a great place for legal research students working on their master’s degree. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Villanova.

About 46% of the students majoring in legal research at the school are women while 54% are male.

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#4

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 7 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 49% of the legal research majors at the school.

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#5

Widener University

Chester, PA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Widener University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal research schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the large suburb of Chester, Widener is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 19 students majoring in legal research at Widener, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal research students working on their master’s degree. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

Of the 15 students majoring in legal research at Pitt, 47% are male and 53% are female.

Full Legal Research at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Report

#7

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

Duquesne University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for legal research students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Full Legal Research at Duquesne University Report

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
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 7 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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