2024 Best Legal Studies Schools in District of Columbia
2Colleges in District of Columbia
85Legal Studies Degrees Awarded
Legal Studies is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #195 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in District of Columbia to determine which ones were the best for legal studies students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 85 degrees in legal studies to qualified students.
The legal studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Legal Studies Schools in District of Columbia.
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Best Schools for Legal Studies in District of Columbia
The schools below may not offer all types of legal studies degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
American University is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in legal studies. The American University is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #129 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means The American University is a great university overall.
There were roughly 51 legal studies students who graduated with this degree at The American University in the most recent data year.
It's hard to beat University of the District of Columbia if you wish to pursue a degree in legal studies. University of the District of Columbia is a small public university located in the large city of Washington. This university ranks 7th out of 8 colleges for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.
There were roughly 26 legal studies students who graduated with this degree at University of the District of Columbia in the most recent year we have data available.
It is difficult to beat Howard University if you wish to pursue a degree in legal studies. Located in the city of Washington, Howard is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 8 schools for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.
There were about 6 legal studies students who graduated with this degree at Howard 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).
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