2024 Best International Law & Legal Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
7Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
149International Law and Legal Studies Degrees Awarded
International Law & Legal Studies is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #757 out of the 1506 majors across the country that we analyze each year. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
College Factual reviewed 7 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of international law & legal studies. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 149 degrees in international law & legal studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Choosing a Great International Law & Legal Studies School
The international law and legal studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for International Law & Legal Studies rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for international law & legal studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
International Law & Legal Studies Rankings by Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best International Law & Legal Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for International Law & Legal Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the international law and legal studies degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in International Law and Legal Studies
Any student who is interested in international law & legal studies needs to look into Georgetown University. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Georgetown is a great university overall.
There were about 28 international law & legal studies students who graduated with this degree at Georgetown in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student who is interested in international law & legal studies needs to take a look at New York University. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 12 international law & legal studies students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available.
George Washington University is a great decision for students interested in a degree in international law & legal studies. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #49 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means GWU is a great university overall.
There were about 9 international law & legal studies students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in international law & legal studies. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were about 15 international law & legal studies students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent data year.
40International Law and Legal Studies Degrees Awarded
The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. This university ranks 3rd out of 8 schools for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.
There were roughly 40 international law & legal studies students who graduated with this degree at The American University in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 11th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were about 18 international law & legal studies students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent year we have data available.
STJ is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Queens. This university ranks 41st out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 16 international law & legal studies students who graduated with this degree at STJ in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).