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2023 Best Legal Research Doctor's Degree Schools

29 Colleges
$71,104 Avg Salary

Legal Research is the #107 most popular major in the country with 6,874 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 Best Legal Research Doctor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 29 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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The following schools top our list of the Best Legal Research Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Virginia - Main Campus to be the best school for legal research students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.

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#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Out of the 29 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the # 2 spot on the list. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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#3

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stanford University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Legal Research Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

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#4

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Out of the 29 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Out of the 29 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for legal research students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of California - Berkeley came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Legal Research Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for legal research students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#9

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida ranked #9 on this year’s Best Legal Research Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Golden Gate University - San Francisco came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Legal Research Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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One of 4 majors within the area of study, legal research has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Law 36,216
Legal Support Services 11,545
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 4,407
Legal Professions (Other) 2,013

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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