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2023 Best Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools

34 Colleges
$53,103 Avg Salary
$27,000 Avg Student Debt

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 34 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the best school in the United States for legal research students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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Out of the 34 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 3 spot on the list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Loyola University Chicago helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal research schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools list. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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#6

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

Loyola Marymount University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Loyola Marymount is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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#7

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

Seton Hall University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for legal research students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Seton Hall is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of South Orange.

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Golden Gate University - San Francisco ranked #8 on this year’s Best Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the 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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University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate legal research programs. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.

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Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate legal research programs. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a very large 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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