by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Law Major in Pennsylvania” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Law is the 21st most popular major in the country with 36,216 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 1,586 law graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Law Major in Pennsylvania” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in law. To top this list, a school must have a successful law program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania law students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Widener University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Law Major in Pennsylvania. Widener is a medium-sized school located in Chester, Pennsylvania that handed out 269 ’s law degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Law Major in Pennsylvania. University of Pennsylvania is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 258 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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. 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Law Major in Pennsylvania list. Temple is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 239 ’s law degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Law Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Villanova University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Villanova, Pennsylvania, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 174 diplomas to qualified ’s law students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drexel University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Law Major in Pennsylvania list. Drexel University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 167 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Duquesne University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Law Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #6. Duquesne University is a medium-sized school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 157 ’s law degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Law Major in Pennsylvania ranking. University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a public institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 132 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
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