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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

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In 2020-2021, legal professions students earned 2,497 degrees and certificates from a District of Columbia school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

The Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in District of Columbia 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.

Check out the legal professions doctor'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 2023 rankings named Georgetown University the most popular school in District of Columbia for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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

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Out of the 6 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the # 2 spot on the list. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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

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#3

American University

Washington, DC

Out of the 6 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 59% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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#4

Howard University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Howard is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

About 63% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 37% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Catholic University of America is a great place for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 115 students majoring in legal professions at CUA, 37% are male and 63% are female.

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University of the District of Columbia landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree legal professions programs. University of the District of Columbia is a small public school located in the city of Washington.

Women make up 63% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 4,768
Pennsylvania 2,017
Maryland 497
New Jersey 733
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 6 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).
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