2023 Most Popular Legal Research Doctor's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Legal Research Doctor's Degree School for You
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 Most Popular Legal Research Doctor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 47 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Legal Research program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Legal Research Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for legal research majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Legal Research Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Case Western Reserve University to be the most popular school for legal research students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cleveland.
About 15% of the students majoring in legal research at the school are women while 85% are male.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Widener University is a great place for legal research students working on their doctor’s degree. Widener is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Chester.
Women make up 21% of the legal research majors at the school.
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Out of the 47 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the # 3 spot on the list. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.
About 15% of the students majoring in legal research at the school are women while 85% are male.
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Out of the 47 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Women make up 36% of the legal research majors at the school.
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Out of the 47 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Buffalo landed the # 5 spot on the list. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.
Women make up 78% of the legal research majors at the school.
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Harvard University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for legal research students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 43% of the legal research majors at the school.
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University of California - Berkeley did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for legal research students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 17% of the legal research majors at the school.
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Washington University in St Louis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for legal research students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.
About 17% of the students majoring in legal research at the school are women while 83% are male.
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Golden Gate University - San Francisco landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree legal research programs. 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.
Of the 5 students majoring in legal research at Golden Gate University - San Francisco, 60% are male and 40% are female.
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University of Arizona landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree legal research programs. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the city of Tucson.
Women make up 60% of the legal research majors at the school.
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Majors Related to Legal Research
One of 4 majors within the area of study, legal research has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Legal Research
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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| 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 32 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.