Ranked #28 in popularity, law is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual reviewed 7 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of law. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,586 degrees in law during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of law school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Law Schools in Pennsylvania ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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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 a great choice for students interested in a degree in law. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.
There were roughly 258 law students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year. Those law students who get their degree from University of Pennsylvania make $113,604 more than the average law student.
Temple University is a great option for students interested in a degree in law. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 11th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were about 239 law students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the law program make around $63,481 in their early career salary.
Widener University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in law. Widener is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Chester. This university ranks 17th out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were approximately 269 law students who graduated with this degree at Widener in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the law program state that they receive average early career wages of $50,960.
It's difficult to beat Villanova University if you wish to pursue a degree in law. Located in the large suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #70 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Villanova is a great university overall.
There were roughly 174 law students who graduated with this degree at Villanova in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, law degree recipients typically earn about $63,104 in the first five years of their career.
Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public university with a very large student population. 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. Students who graduate with their degree from the law program report average early career earnings of $57,068.
Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 109 schools 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. Soon after graduating, law degree recipients typically earn an average of $56,548 in the first five years of their career.
Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 14th out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were roughly 157 law students who graduated with this degree at Duquesne in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the law program state that they receive average early career earnings of $51,935.
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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Your choice of law school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
