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Best Legal Research Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

2023 Best Legal Research Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

2 Colleges
$71,104 Avg Salary

Legal Research is the #95 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 382 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 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.

The Best Legal Research Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

#1

Widener University

Chester, PA

Our analysis found Widener University to be the best school for legal research students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Pennsylvania. Widener is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Chester.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal research schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Explore all the Best Legal Research Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 590
Maryland 57
New Jersey 77
District of Columbia 481

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 2 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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