Find Grad Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Most Popular Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

Find Schools Near

2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

7 Colleges
$49,849 Avg Salary
$24,990 Avg Student Debt

Legal Professions is one of the most popular subjects to study in Pennsylvania. With 2,017 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 7th out of all the majors we track in the state.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 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 Professions program at each school on the list.

Check out the legal professions graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Pennsylvania.

#1

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Our analysis found Temple University to be the most popular school for legal professions students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a very large student population.

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

Read full report on Legal Professions at Temple University

#2

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

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

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

Read full report on Legal Professions at Villanova University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Pitt is a very large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

Women make up 71% of the legal professions majors at the school.

Read More…

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means California University of Pennsylvania is a great place for legal professions students working on their graduate certificate. Cal U is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of California.

Read full report on Legal Professions at California University of Pennsylvania

#5

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 7 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Drexel University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Full Legal Professions at Drexel University Report

#5

Manor College

Jenkintown, PA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Manor College is a great place for legal professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Jenkintown, Manor College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Read More…

Saint Francis University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate legal professions programs. Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Loretto.

Read More…

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 4,768
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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to The wub.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Featured Schools

Find Graduate Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited graduate schools across the U.S.