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2023 Most Popular Online Legal Research Schools

16 Colleges
$66,544 Avg Salary
$26,000 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.

The Most Popular Online Legal Research Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the United States to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for legal research majors pursuing an online .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the most popular online school in the United States for legal research students. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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#2

Vermont Law School

South Royalton, VT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Vermont Law School. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Legal Research Schools list. Located in the remote area of South Royalton, VLS is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#3

Champlain College

Burlington, VT

The excellent online programs at Champlain College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal research schools in the United States. Located in the city of Burlington, Champlain is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#4

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Loyola Marymount University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Legal Research Schools list. Loyola Marymount is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Legal Research Schools list. Located in the small suburb of California, Cal U is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Legal Research Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Albany Law School

Albany, NY

Albany Law School came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Legal Research Schools ranking. Albany Law is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Albany.

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#8

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Legal Research Schools ranking. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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#8

Hodges University

Naples, FL

Hodges University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for legal research students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the small city of Naples, International College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#8

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Legal Research Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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New England
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Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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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 16 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).

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