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2023 Best Legal Research Schools in Virginia

4 Colleges
$41,747 Avg Salary
$25,000 Avg Student Debt

With 259 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, legal research is the #85 most popular major in Virginia.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Legal Research Schools in Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Virginia to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

View our full ranking methodology.

The colleges and universities below are the best for legal research majors pursuing a .

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

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#2

University of Richmond

University of Richmond, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Richmond. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Legal Research Schools in Virginia list. URichmond is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of University of Richmond.

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#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend George Mason University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Legal Research Schools in Virginia list. GMU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.

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#4

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Legal Research Schools in Virginia list. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 103
North Carolina 115
Florida 495
Tennessee 4
Kentucky 0
Louisiana 44
Alabama 58
Mississippi 4

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 4 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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