2023 Most Popular Online Law Doctor's Degree Schools
Finding the Most Popular Online Law Doctor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 36,216 people earned a degree or certificate in law, making the major the #28 most popular in the United States.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Law Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
2023 Most Popular Online Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for law majors pursuing an online doctor's degree.
Most Popular Online Schools for a Doctorate in Law
Our 2023 rankings named Washington and Lee University the most popular online school in the United States for law students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the town of Lexington, Washington and Lee is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Of the 118 students majoring in law at Washington and Lee, 53% are male and 47% are female.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Westcliff University is a great place for law students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Irvine, Westcliff University is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
Of the 84 students majoring in law at Westcliff University, 37% are male and 63% are female.
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Out of the 6 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Taft University System landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Denver, Taft Law School is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
About 54% of the students majoring in law at the school are women while 46% are male.
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The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at Purdue University Global helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best law schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 45% of the students majoring in law at the school are women while 55% are male.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Abraham Lincoln University is a great place for law students working on their online doctor’s degree. Abraham Lincoln University is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.
Women make up 42% of the law majors at the school.
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Northcentral University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online doctor’s degree law programs. Northcentral University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.
Women make up 88% of the law majors at the school.
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Majors Related to Law
One of 4 majors within the area of study, law has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Law
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Legal Support Services | 11,545 |
| Legal Research | 6,874 |
| Non-Professional General Legal Studies | 4,407 |
| Legal Professions (Other) | 2,013 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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