If you pursue a degree in law, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #21 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Law Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 1,586 degrees in law to qualified students.
The law program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Law rankings. We derive our Best Overall Law School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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.
The law 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 Law Schools in Pennsylvania.
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The schools below may not offer all types of law degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
University of Pennsylvania is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in law. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.
There were about 258 law students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year.
Temple University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in law. Temple is a very large public university located in the city of Philadelphia. This university ranks 11th out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were approximately 239 law students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent year we have data available.
It's hard to beat Widener University if you wish to pursue a degree in law. Located in the large suburb of Chester, Widener is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 17th out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were about 269 law students who graduated with this degree at Widener in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student who is interested in law needs to take a look at Villanova University. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Villanova. A Best Colleges rank of #70 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Villanova is a great university overall.
There were about 174 law students who graduated with this degree at Villanova in the most recent year we have data available.
Pitt is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Pittsburgh. A Best Colleges rank of #79 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Pitt is a great university overall.
There were approximately 132 law students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent year we have data available.
Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia. This university ranks 10th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were about 167 law students who graduated with this degree at Drexel in the most recent year we have data available.
Duquesne is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Pittsburgh. This university ranks 14th out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were approximately 157 law students who graduated with this degree at Duquesne in the most recent data year.
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Notes and References
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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The law program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Law rankings. We derive our Best Overall Law School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
