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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

5 Ranked Colleges
43 Degrees Awarded
$35,800 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 3,818 people earned their degree in legal studies, making the major the 195th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 725 legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 43 legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,572 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in legal studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in legal studies.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree legal studies students.

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UPenn is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 28 masters’s legal studies degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full University of Pennsylvania Legal Studies Report

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Howard University
Washington, District of Columbia

Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard University landed the #2 spot on the list. Howard University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 6 masters’s legal studies degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Howard Legal Studies Report

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Pace University - New York
New York, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pace University - New York. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Pace University - New York is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 7 masters’s legal studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Pace University Legal Studies Report

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Catholic University of America
Washington, District of Columbia

Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the #4 spot on the list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s legal studies degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Touro College
New York, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Touro College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Touro is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 0 masters’s legal studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Touro Legal Studies Report

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