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2023 Most Popular Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools

49 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.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 49 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Legal Research Graduate Certificate Colleges.

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

About 59% of the students majoring in legal research at the school are women while 41% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Loyola University Chicago is a great place for legal research students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 68% of the students majoring in legal research at the school are women while 32% are male.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Washington University in St Louis helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal research schools in the United States. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

About 58% of the students majoring in legal research at the school are women while 42% are male.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Arizona State University - Tempe helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal research schools in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 59% of the legal research majors at the school.

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Out of the 49 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 56% of the legal research majors at the school.

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Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate legal research programs. Temple is a very large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Women make up 57% of the legal research majors at the school.

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University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for legal research students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

Of the 49 students majoring in legal research at U of U, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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#8

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

With a ranking of #8, Loyola Marymount University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal research students working on their graduate certificate. Loyola Marymount is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Of the 47 students majoring in legal research at Loyola Marymount, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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Vermont Law School

South Royalton, VT

Vermont Law School landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate legal research programs. Located in the remote area of South Royalton, VLS is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 74% of the legal research majors at the school.

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University of Akron Main Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate legal research programs. Located in the midsize city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 29 students majoring in legal research at University of Akron Main Campus, 66% are male and 34% are female.

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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 26 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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