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2023 Most Popular Legal Research Doctor's Degree Schools

47 Colleges
$71,104 Avg Salary

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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for legal research majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Case Western Reserve University the most popular school in the United States for legal research students working on their doctor’s degree. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cleveland.

About 15% of the students majoring in legal research at the school are women while 85% are male.

Full Legal Research at Case Western Reserve University Report

#2

Widener University

Chester, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Widener University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Research Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Widener is a medium-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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Research Doctor’s Degree Schools list. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the 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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#4

Yale University

New Haven, CT

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Yale University is a great place for legal research students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 36% of the legal research majors at the school.

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#5

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

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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#6

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Research Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 43% of the legal research majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, University of California - Berkeley did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal research students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college 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 came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Research Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large 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 came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Research Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of San Francisco, Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a private not-for-profit college 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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#9

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Research Doctor’s Degree Schools list. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

Women make up 60% of the legal research majors at the school.

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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 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.

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