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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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$65,077 Avg Salary

With 45,189 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, legal professions is the #7 most popular major in the United States.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 33 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Legal Professions program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for legal professions majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Our 2023 rankings named Georgetown University the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Of the 674 students majoring in legal professions at Georgetown, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Of the 565 students majoring in legal professions at GWU, 49% are male and 51% are female.

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#3

New York University

New York, NY

Out of the 33 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 51% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Columbia University in the City of New York is a great place for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

About 48% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 52% are male.

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#5

American University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 414 students majoring in legal professions at The American University, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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#6

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

Fordham University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for legal professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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

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#7

Brooklyn Law School

Brooklyn, NY

With a ranking of #7, Brooklyn Law School did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Brooklyn Law is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Brooklyn.

Women make up 58% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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#8

Yeshiva University

New York, NY

Yeshiva University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Yeshiva is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Of the 324 students majoring in legal professions at Yeshiva, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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#9

New York Law School

New York, NY

With a ranking of #9, New York Law School did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, New York Law School is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 57% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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#10

Widener University

Chester, PA

Widener University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Widener is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Chester.

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

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Explore the best legal professions colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 4,768
Pennsylvania 2,017
Maryland 497
New Jersey 733
District of Columbia 2,497
Delaware 0

Major Annual Graduates
Law 36,216
Legal Research 6,659
Legal Professions (Other) 1,424
Legal Support Services 446
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 444

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Administration & Social Service 53,252
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 13,045
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies 10,452
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences 1,613

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to The wub.

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