by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual looked at 29 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 8,632 doctor's degrees in legal professions during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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The legal professions doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for legal professions students working on their doctor's degree.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision.
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in legal professions.
University of Pennsylvania is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in legal professions. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in legal professions from University of Pennsylvania
It's hard to beat Georgetown University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in legal professions. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in legal professions from Georgetown University
Columbia University in the City of New York is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in legal professions. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in legal professions from Columbia University in the City of New York
New York University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in legal professions. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in legal professions from New York University
GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington.More information about a doctorate in legal professions from George Washington University
Located in the city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in legal professions from Fordham University
Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in legal professions from Temple University
Widener is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Chester.More information about a doctorate in legal professions from Widener University
Located in the city of Baltimore, UMB is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in legal professions from University of Maryland - Baltimore
Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in legal professions from Villanova University
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Explore the best legal professions schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 30 | 4,041 |
| Maryland | 29 | 418 |
| Pennsylvania | 29 | 1,606 |
| New Jersey | 28 | 610 |
| District of Columbia | 24 | 1,957 |
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Law | 8,593 |
| Legal Research | 36 |
| Legal Professions (Other) | 3 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting | 37 |
