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2023 Most Popular Law Schools in District of Columbia

6 Colleges
$78,399 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Law School for You

In 2020-2021, law students earned 1,954 degrees and certificates from a District of Columbia school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Law Schools in District of Columbia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Law program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for law majors pursuing a .

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Our analysis found Georgetown University to be the most popular school for law students who want to pursue a degree in District of Columbia. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means George Washington University is a great place for law students. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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#3

American University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#4

Howard University

Washington, DC

Out of the 6 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Howard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Catholic University of America. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the large city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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University of the District of Columbia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for law students. It came in at #6 on the list. University of the District of Columbia is a small public school located in the large city of Washington.

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State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,586
New York 4,025
Maryland 418
New Jersey 610

Law is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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