A degree in general advanced legal research/studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #276 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for general advanced legal research/studies students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 329 degrees in general advanced legal research/studies to qualified students.
Choosing a Great General Advanced Legal Research/Studies School
Your choice of general advanced legal research/studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall General Advanced Legal Research/Studies School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pick Your General Advanced Legal Research/Studies Degree Level
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Advanced Legal Research/Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for General Advanced Legal Research/Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the advanced legal research/studies degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Advanced Legal Research/Studies
Georgetown University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in general advanced legal research/studies. Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Georgetown is a great university overall.
There were roughly 81 general advanced legal research/studies students who graduated with this degree at Georgetown in the most recent year we have data available.
Columbia University in the City of New York is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general advanced legal research/studies. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.
There were roughly 95 general advanced legal research/studies students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.
New York University is a great option for students interested in a degree in general advanced legal research/studies. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were about 16 general advanced legal research/studies students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year.
George Washington University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in general advanced legal research/studies. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #49 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means GWU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 20 general advanced legal research/studies students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent year we have data available.
The American University is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. This university ranks 3rd out of 8 colleges for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.
There were about 31 general advanced legal research/studies students who graduated with this degree at The American University in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were approximately 26 general advanced legal research/studies students who graduated with this degree at Drexel in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Baltimore, UMB is a public university with a medium-sized student population.
There were approximately 43 general advanced legal research/studies students who graduated with this degree at UMB in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 23rd out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 6 general advanced legal research/studies students who graduated with this degree at University at Buffalo in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 5th out of 8 schools for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.
There were about 2 general advanced legal research/studies students who graduated with this degree at CUA in the most recent year we have data available.
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 general advanced legal research/studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall General Advanced Legal Research/Studies School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
