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2024 Best Intellectual Property Law Schools

11 Colleges in the United States
76 Intellectual Property Law Degrees Awarded
You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a degree in intellectual property law. It is ranked #1064 out of 1506 major degree programs in terms of popularity. This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

College Factual looked at 11 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Intellectual Property Law Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 76 degrees in intellectual property law during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Intellectual Property Law School

Best Intellectual Property Law Schools The intellectual property law program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Intellectual Property Law rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for intellectual property law schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Intellectual Property Law Rankings by Degree Level

Master's Degrees in Intellectual Property Law

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Best Schools for Intellectual Property Law in the United States

The schools below may not offer all types of intellectual property law degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Schools in Intellectual Property Law

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MO

Washington University in St Louis is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in intellectual property law. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #17 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means WUSTL is a great university overall.

There were roughly 5 intellectual property law students who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH

Case Western Reserve University is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in intellectual property law. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Cleveland. A Best Colleges rank of #63 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Case Western is a great university overall.

There were approximately 2 intellectual property law students who graduated with this degree at Case Western in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TX

Every student who is interested in intellectual property law needs to take a look at Texas A&M University - College Station. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.

There were about 1 intellectual property law students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY

It's hard to beat Fordham University if you want to pursue a degree in intellectual property law. Located in the city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #109 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Fordham U is a great university overall.

There were approximately 7 intellectual property law students who graduated with this degree at Fordham U in the most recent year we have data available.

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Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. This school ranks 9th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.More information about a degree in intellectual property law from Illinois Institute of Technology

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American University
Washington, DC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In DC

The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. This university ranks 3rd out of 8 schools for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.

There were approximately 2 intellectual property law students who graduated with this degree at The American University in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX

Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were roughly 2 intellectual property law students who graduated with this degree at UH in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MN

Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #51 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.

There were about 9 intellectual property law students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI
50.0% Growth in Graduates

WMU-Cooley Law School is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Lansing.

There were roughly 6 intellectual property law students who graduated with this degree at WMU-Cooley Law School in the most recent data year.

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Seton Hall University
South Orange, NJ
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NJ

Seton Hall is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of South Orange. This university ranks 10th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were approximately 4 intellectual property law students who graduated with this degree at Seton Hall in the most recent year we have data available.

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Intellectual Property Law by Region

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Intellectual Property Law is one of 24 different types of Legal Research programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Advanced Legal Research/Studies 2,208
Other Legal Research & Advanced Professional Studies 808
Tax Law/Taxation 777
Programs for Foreign Lawyers 772
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence 749
Health Law 468
International Law & Legal Studies 260
Banking, Corporate, Finance, & Securities Law 255
Energy, Environment, & Natural Resources Law 233
International Business, Trade, & Tax Law 189

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