2024 Best Legal Research Schools
108
Colleges in the United States
6,874
Legal Research Degrees Awarded
$66,544
Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in
legal research is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #114 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual looked at 108 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Legal Research Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 6,874 degrees in legal research to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great Legal Research School
The legal research program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Legal Research rankings. For our Best Overall Legal Research 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 Legal Research Degree Level
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Legal Research Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Featured Legal Research Programs
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Best Schools for Legal Research in the United States
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 legal research degrees they offer, see the list below. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
16 Top Schools in Legal Research
Georgetown University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in legal research. 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 317 legal research students who graduated with this degree at Georgetown in the most recent data year. Legal Research degree recipients from Georgetown University earn a boost of around $29,243 above the typical income of legal research majors.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In PA
42
Legal Research Degrees Awarded
University of Pennsylvania is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in legal research. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.
There were approximately 42 legal research students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In NY
105
Legal Research Degrees Awarded
Columbia University in the City of New York is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in legal research. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.
There were roughly 105 legal research students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In NY
179
Legal Research Degrees Awarded
Every student pursuing a degree in legal research has to check out New York University. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 179 legal research students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In MA
67
Legal Research Degrees Awarded
Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Cambridge. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Harvard is a great university overall.
There were roughly 67 legal research students who graduated with this degree at Harvard in the most recent year we have data available.
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Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Evanston. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.
There were about 106 legal research students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year. Legal Research degree recipients from Northwestern University earn a boost of around $46,252 over the typical earnings of legal research majors.
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USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means USC is a great university overall.
There were approximately 354 legal research students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the legal research program earn an average of $55,738 in their early career salary.
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Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #17 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means WUSTL is a great university overall.
There were roughly 370 legal research students who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, legal research degree recipients generally earn an average of $47,010 in their early careers.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
6th
Most Popular In IL
Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UChicago is a great university overall.
There were approximately 29 legal research students who graduated with this degree at UChicago in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
11th
Most Popular In CA
Stanford is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Stanford. A Best Colleges rank of #3 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Stanford is a great university overall.
There were approximately 20 legal research students who graduated with this degree at Stanford in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In CA
125
Legal Research Degrees Awarded
UC Berkeley is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley. A Best Colleges rank of #18 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.
There were approximately 125 legal research students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent data year.
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GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. This university ranks 2nd out of 8 colleges for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.
There were about 74 legal research students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent data year. Legal Research degree recipients from George Washington University receive an earnings boost of approximately $22,304 above the typical earnings of legal research majors.
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Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston. This university ranks 6th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were roughly 118 legal research students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the legal research major at Boston University earn $20,719 above the average college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In TN
Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Nashville. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.
There were approximately 4 legal research students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were approximately 252 legal research students who graduated with this degree at Loyola Chicago in the most recent data year. Legal Research degree recipients from Loyola University Chicago get an earnings boost of approximately $23,319 over the average income of legal research graduates.
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