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2023 Most Popular Law Schools in Pennsylvania

7 Colleges
$72,967 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Law School for You

With 1,586 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, law is the #32 most popular major in Pennsylvania.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Law Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Pennsylvania to see which programs were the most popular 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

Widener University

Chester, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Widener University the most popular school in Pennsylvania for law students. Widener is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Chester.

Full Law at Widener University Report

#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 7 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#3

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 7 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Temple is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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#4

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Out of the 7 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Villanova University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Full Law at Villanova University Report

#5

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Drexel University is a great place for law students. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Full Law at Drexel University Report

#6

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

Duquesne University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for law students. It came in at #6 on the list. Duquesne is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for law students. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 4,025
Maryland 418
New Jersey 610
District of Columbia 1,954

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

Majors Similar 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 7 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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