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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Master'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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Legal Professions Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in District of Columbia 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 Professions program at each school on the list.

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

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

About 50% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 50% are male.

Read full report on Legal Professions at Georgetown University

The in-demand master’s degree programs at George Washington University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in District of Columbia. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

About 59% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 41% are male.

Full Legal Professions at George Washington University Report

#3

American University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 70% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 30% are male.

Read full report on Legal Professions at American University

#4

Howard University

Washington, DC

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Howard University is a great place for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. Howard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

About 67% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 33% are male.

Read full report on Legal Professions at Howard University

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Catholic University of America helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in District of Columbia. Located in the large city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 25% are male.

Full Legal Professions at Catholic University of America Report

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
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 5 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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