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2023 Most Popular Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

10 Colleges
$53,103 Avg Salary
$27,000 Avg Student Debt

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, legal research was ranked #107 in the country. In fact 6,874 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

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The Most Popular Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which graduate certificate 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.

Check out the legal research graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Middle Atlantic Region .

#1

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Our analysis found Temple University to be the most popular school for legal research students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a very large student population.

About 57% of the students majoring in legal research at the school are women while 43% are male.

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#2

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Out of the 10 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Villanova University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.

Women make up 53% of the legal research majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal research schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

Women make up 83% of the legal research majors at the school.

Legal Research majors at Pitt take out an average of $23,713 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Columbia University in the City of New York helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal research schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in legal research at the school are women while 40% are male.

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#5

Albany Law School

Albany, NY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Albany Law School is a great place for legal research students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Albany, Albany Law is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 80% of the legal research majors at the school.

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St John’s University - New York landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate legal research programs. Located in the large city of Queens, STJ is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 33% of the legal research majors at the school.

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#7

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, MD

University of Baltimore landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate legal research programs. UB is a small public school located in the city of Baltimore.

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#7

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

Seton Hall University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the suburb of South Orange, Seton Hall is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#7

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#10

New York Law School

New York, NY

New York Law School came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. New York Law School is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 382
New York 590
Maryland 57
New Jersey 77
District of Columbia 481

Legal Research is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

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 10 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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