by our College Data Analytics Team
Legal Research draws students to programs nationwide, and a growing number of schools deliver it largely online. This ranking identifies the online schools that graduate the most legal research students each year.
To build this ranking, College Factual compared yearly graduations across the 40 schools in the United States offering legal research.
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The colleges and universities below are the most popular for legal research majors in the United States, ranked by the number of degrees they award each year.
Leading the list of the most popular legal research schools is University Of Southern California. University Of Southern California is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles. University Of Southern California graduated around 417 legal research students in the most recent data year. See more about legal research at University Of Southern California
Arizona State University Skysong came in at #2 on our list of the most popular legal research schools. Located in the city of Scottsdale, Arizona State University Skysong is a public university. Arizona State University Skysong graduated around 351 legal research students in the most recent data year. Read the full legal research report for Arizona State University Skysong
Florida State University came in at #3 on our list of the most popular legal research schools. Located in the city of Tallahassee, Florida State University is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 324 students earned a degree in legal research from this school. Read the full legal research report for Florida State University
Washington University In St Louis is one of the most popular legal research schools, landing the #4 spot this year. Washington University In St Louis is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of St. Louis. This school awarded about 267 legal research degrees in the most recent year. Get the full legal research details for Washington University In St Louis
Northeastern University ranks #5 for legal research by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern University is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 241 legal research degrees in the most recent year. Read the full legal research report for Northeastern University
Georgetown University placed #6 for legal research by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown University is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 120 legal research degrees in the most recent year. Read the full legal research report for Georgetown University
Villanova University comes in at #7 for legal research this year. Villanova University is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova. This school awarded about 90 legal research degrees in the most recent year. See more about legal research at Villanova University
Boston University comes in at #8 for legal research this year. Located in the city of Boston, Boston University is a private not-for-profit university. Boston University graduated around 87 legal research students in the most recent data year. See more about legal research at Boston University
Pepperdine University landed the #9 spot among the most popular legal research schools. Located in the suburb of Malibu, Pepperdine University is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 87 students earned a degree in legal research from this school. Get the full legal research details for Pepperdine University
Fordham University landed the #10 spot among the most popular legal research schools. Set in the city of Bronx, Fordham University is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 85 legal research degrees in the most recent year. Get the full legal research details for Fordham University
University Of Miami placed #11 for legal research by yearly graduations. University Of Miami is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Coral Gables. University Of Miami graduated around 76 legal research students in the most recent data year. Get the full legal research details for University Of Miami
Golden Gate University San Francisco comes in at #12 for legal research this year. Golden Gate University San Francisco is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco. This school awarded about 75 legal research degrees in the most recent year. Get the full legal research details for Golden Gate University San Francisco
American University landed the #13 spot among the most popular legal research schools. Located in the city of Washington, American University is a private not-for-profit university. American University graduated around 71 legal research students in the most recent data year. Get the full legal research details for American University
University Of Arizona placed #14 for legal research by yearly graduations. University Of Arizona is a public school located in the city of Tucson. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 63 students earned a degree in legal research from this school. Read the full legal research report for University Of Arizona
Seton Hall University placed #15 for legal research by yearly graduations. Set in the suburb of South Orange, Seton Hall University is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 57 students earned a degree in legal research from this school. Read the full legal research report for Seton Hall University
Lewis And Clark College ranked #16 on our list of the most popular legal research schools. Set in the city of Portland, Lewis And Clark College is a private not-for-profit institution. Lewis And Clark College graduated around 50 legal research students in the most recent data year. Get the full legal research details for Lewis And Clark College
University Of San Francisco ranked #17 on our list of the most popular legal research schools. University Of San Francisco is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 50 students earned a degree in legal research from this school. Read the full legal research report for University Of San Francisco
Wake Forest University ranked #18 on our list of the most popular legal research schools. Located in the city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 42 students earned a degree in legal research from this school. Read the full legal research report for Wake Forest University
St Marys University ranked #19 on our list of the most popular legal research schools. Located in the city of San Antonio, St Marys University is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 41 legal research degrees in the most recent year. Read the full legal research report for St Marys University
Seattle University ranked #20 on our list of the most popular legal research schools. Seattle University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle. Seattle University graduated around 39 legal research students in the most recent data year. See more about legal research at Seattle University
Widener University Main Campus landed the #21 spot among the most popular legal research schools. Located in the suburb of Chester, Widener University Main Campus is a private not-for-profit university. Widener University Main Campus graduated around 39 legal research students in the most recent data year. Read the full legal research report for Widener University Main Campus
University Of Maryland Baltimore comes in at #22 for legal research this year. Located in the city of Baltimore, University Of Maryland Baltimore is a public university. This school awarded about 38 legal research degrees in the most recent year. Get the full legal research details for University Of Maryland Baltimore
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis placed #23 for legal research by yearly graduations. Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis is a public school located in the city of Indianapolis. This school awarded about 28 legal research degrees in the most recent year. Get the full legal research details for Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
Drexel University landed the #24 spot among the most popular legal research schools. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel University is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 27 students earned a degree in legal research from this school. Read the full legal research report for Drexel University
Emory University ranked #25 on our list of the most popular legal research schools. Emory University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta. Emory University graduated around 25 legal research students in the most recent data year. Get the full legal research details for Emory University
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This list is compiled by College Factual. The ranking reflects yearly graduations in the major, drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS). Only schools offering the program in a mostly-online format are included in this online ranking.
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