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2023 Most Well Attended Legal Research Major in Pennsylvania for a Master’s

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Most Well Attended Legal Research Major in Pennsylvania for a Master's

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Legal Research Major in Pennsylvania for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Legal Research is the 114th most popular major in the country with 6,874 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, legal research graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $66,544 and had an average of $26,000 in loans still to pay off.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 382 legal research graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,186 and $27,000 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 235 legal research graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,136 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Legal Research Major in Pennsylvania for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in legal research. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in legal research.

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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Legal Research Major in Pennsylvania for a Master’s”.

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Legal Research Major in Pennsylvania for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Drexel University landed the #1 spot on the list. Drexel is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 52 masters’s legal research degrees to qualified students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Drexel Legal Research Report

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Legal Research Major in Pennsylvania for a Master’s. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 42 diplomas to qualified masters’s legal research students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full University of Pennsylvania Legal Research Report

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Villanova University
Villanova, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Villanova University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Legal Research Major in Pennsylvania for a Master’s. Villanova, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s legal research degrees to 41 students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Legal Research at Villanova

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Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Temple University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Legal Research Major in Pennsylvania for a Master’s. Temple University is a large public school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 35 masters’s legal research degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Legal Research at Temple

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Widener University
Chester, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Widener University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Legal Research Major in Pennsylvania for a Master’s. Widener University is located in Chester, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 masters’s legal research degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Widener Legal Research Report

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With a ranking of #6, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Legal Research Major in Pennsylvania for a Master’s list. University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a large public school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 15 masters’s legal research degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Legal Research Report

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Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Duquesne University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Legal Research Major in Pennsylvania for a Master’s ranking. Duquesne University is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s legal research degrees to qualified students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Legal Research at Duquesne

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