2023 Most Well Attended Advanced Legal Research/Studies Major in District of Columbia for a Doctorate

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General Advanced Legal Research/Studies is the 276th most popular major in the country with 2,208 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across District of Columbia, there were 134 general advanced legal research/studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2 general advanced legal research/studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $81,283 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Advanced Legal Research/Studies Major in District of Columbia for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general advanced legal research/studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular general advanced legal research/studies programs in the United States.

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Most Well Attended Advanced Legal Research/Studies Major in District of Columbia for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia doctor’s degree advanced legal research/studies students.

Top 2 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Advanced Legal Research/Studies in District of Columbia

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Georgetown University
Washington, District of Columbia

#1 overall quality in District of Columbia

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Advanced Legal Research/Studies Major in District of Columbia for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s advanced legal research/studies degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.

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George Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia

#2 overall quality in District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Advanced Legal Research/Studies Major in District of Columbia for a Doctorate list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s advanced legal research/studies degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, 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 88%.

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.