by our College Data Analytics Team
General Legal Studies is offered at a wide range of schools across the country, yet a handful of schools devote much more of their degrees to the field than the rest. To top this list, a school awards a larger share of its degrees in general legal studies than other colleges that offer the major.
College Factual ranked the 15 general legal studies schools in the United States by the share of their degrees awarded in the major.
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These are the schools that devote the largest share of their master’s degree degrees to general legal studies.
Trinity Law School tops our list of the most focused general legal studies schools. Set in the city of Santa Ana, Trinity Law School is a private not-for-profit institution. General Legal Studies accounts for around 100% of the degrees granted here, or about 42 graduates in the most recent year. See more about general legal studies at Trinity Law School
University Of Arizona is one of the most focused general legal studies schools, landing the #2 spot this year. Set in the city of Tucson, University Of Arizona is a public institution. General Legal Studies accounts for around 6% of the degrees granted here, or about 141 graduates in the most recent year. See more about general legal studies at University Of Arizona
A rank of #3 makes Humphreys College Stockton And Modesto Campuses one of the most focused schools for general legal studies. Humphreys College Stockton And Modesto Campuses is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Stockton. General Legal Studies accounts for around 6% of the degrees granted here, or about 6 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full general legal studies report for Humphreys College Stockton And Modesto Campuses
University Of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras ranks #4 for general legal studies by degree focus. University Of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras is a public school located in the city of San Juan. General Legal Studies accounts for around 4% of the degrees granted here, or about 15 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full general legal studies report for University Of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras
Wayland Baptist University came in at #5 on our list of the most focused general legal studies schools. Located in the town of Plainview, Wayland Baptist University is a private not-for-profit university. General Legal Studies accounts for around 3% of the degrees granted here, or about 6 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full general legal studies report for Wayland Baptist University
Texas State University San Marcos ranked #6 on our list of the most focused general legal studies schools. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State University San Marcos is a public university. At this school, roughly 2% of all degrees awarded are in general legal studies, or about 31 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full general legal studies report for Texas State University San Marcos
University Of Illinois At Springfield ranked #7 on our list of the most focused general legal studies schools. University Of Illinois At Springfield is a public school located in the city of Springfield. At this school, roughly 2% of all degrees awarded are in general legal studies, or about 16 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full general legal studies details for University Of Illinois At Springfield
American Public University System ranked #8 on our list of the most focused general legal studies schools. Set in the town of Charles Town, American Public University System is a private for-profit institution. General Legal Studies accounts for around 1% of the degrees granted here, or about 44 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full general legal studies details for American Public University System
Northern Kentucky University landed the #9 spot among the most focused general legal studies schools. Northern Kentucky University is a public school located in the suburb of Highland Heights. At this school, roughly 1.0% of all degrees awarded are in general legal studies, or about 15 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full general legal studies details for Northern Kentucky University
Loyola Marymount University ranked #10 on our list of the most focused general legal studies schools. Set in the city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount University is a private not-for-profit institution. About 0.9% of the degrees Loyola Marymount University awards are in general legal studies, or about 6 graduates in the most recent year. See more about general legal studies at Loyola Marymount University
West Virginia University ranked #11 on our list of the most focused general legal studies schools. Located in the city of Morgantown, West Virginia University is a public university. At this school, roughly 0.9% of all degrees awarded are in general legal studies, or about 13 graduates in the most recent year. See more about general legal studies at West Virginia University
Webster University comes in at #12 for general legal studies focus this year. Webster University is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis. About 0.5% of the degrees Webster University awards are in general legal studies, or about 10 graduates in the most recent year. See more about general legal studies at Webster University
Pace University New York placed #13 for general legal studies by degree focus. Set in the city of New York, Pace University New York is a private not-for-profit institution. At this school, roughly 0.5% of all degrees awarded are in general legal studies, or about 10 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full general legal studies details for Pace University New York
Ohio University Main Campus placed #14 for general legal studies by degree focus. Located in the town of Athens, Ohio University Main Campus is a public university. About 0.4% of the degrees Ohio University Main Campus awards are in general legal studies, or about 8 graduates in the most recent year. See more about general legal studies at Ohio University Main Campus
Arizona State University ranked #15 on our list of the most focused general legal studies schools. Located in the city of Tempe, Arizona State University is a public university. General Legal Studies accounts for around 0.1% of the degrees granted here, or about 6 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full general legal studies report for Arizona State University
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The ranking above is published by College Factual. The ranking reflects how concentrated each school’s degrees are in the major (completions in the field as a share of all completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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