2024 Best Pre-Law Schools
10
Colleges in the United States
586
Pre-Law Degrees Awarded
Pre-Law is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #576 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 10 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for pre-law students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 586 degrees in pre-law during the 2020-2021 academic year.
What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings
Choosing a Great Pre-Law School
Your choice of pre-law school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for pre-law schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Pick Your Pre-Law Degree Level
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Pre-Law Schools list to help you make the college decision.
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Featured Pre-Law Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
Best Schools for Pre-Law in the United States
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the pre-law degree levels they offer.
10 Top Schools in Pre-Law
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In MI
97
Pre-Law Degrees Awarded
Every student pursuing a degree in pre-law needs to take a look at Michigan State University. Michigan State is a fairly large public university located in the city of East Lansing. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 97 pre-law students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent data year.
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It is difficult to beat Humphreys University - Stockton and Modesto Campuses if you want to pursue a degree in pre-law. Located in the large city of Stockton, Humphreys University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly small student population. This university ranks 158th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 10 pre-law students who graduated with this degree at Humphreys University in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In VA
92
Pre-Law Degrees Awarded
It is difficult to beat Liberty University if you wish to pursue a degree in pre-law. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Lynchburg. A Best Colleges rank of #352 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Liberty University is a great university overall.
There were about 92 pre-law students who graduated with this degree at Liberty University in the most recent year we have data available.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In CA
72
Pre-Law Degrees Awarded
Every student who is interested in pre-law needs to check out Trinity Law School. Located in the large city of Santa Ana, Trinity Law School is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
There were roughly 72 pre-law students who graduated with this degree at Trinity Law School in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the large city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #105 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Creighton is a great university overall.
There were about 2 pre-law students who graduated with this degree at Creighton in the most recent year we have data available.
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Associate Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In NM
34
Pre-Law Degrees Awarded
CNM is a large public college located in the large city of Albuquerque. This college ranks 2nd out of 23 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.
There were approximately 34 pre-law students who graduated with this degree at CNM in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #310 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NUS Florida is a great university overall.
There were about 11 pre-law students who graduated with this degree at NUS Florida in the most recent data year.
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AACC is a fairly large public college located in the large suburb of Arnold. This college ranks 8th out of 36 schools for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were roughly 5 pre-law students who graduated with this degree at AACC in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the city of Burlington, Champlain is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 3rd out of 11 colleges for overall quality in the state of Vermont.
There were about 13 pre-law students who graduated with this degree at Champlain in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the suburb of Miami, Barry University is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 21st out of 77 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were roughly 8 pre-law students who graduated with this degree at Barry University in the most recent data year.
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