by our College Data Analytics TeamLegal Research is offered at a wide range of schools. This ranking identifies the schools that graduate the most legal research students each year.
To build this ranking, College Factual compared yearly graduations across the 4 schools in District of Columbia offering legal research.
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The colleges and universities below are the most popular for legal research majors in District of Columbia, ranked by the number of degrees they award each year.
Georgetown University tops our list of the most popular legal research schools. Georgetown University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 679 students earned a degree in legal research from this school. Get the full legal research details for Georgetown University
A rank of #2 makes George Washington University one of the most popular schools for legal research. Located in the city of Washington, George Washington University is a private not-for-profit university. George Washington University graduated around 165 legal research students in the most recent data year. Read the full legal research report for George Washington University
American University ranks #3 for legal research by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Washington, American University is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 137 students earned a degree in legal research from this school. Read the full legal research report for American University
Catholic University Of America is one of the most popular legal research schools, landing the #4 spot this year. Set in the city of Washington, Catholic University Of America is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 11 legal research degrees in the most recent year. See more about legal research at Catholic University Of America
This list is compiled by College Factual. Schools are ranked by the number of students who complete a degree in the program each year (completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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