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2023 Most Popular Legal Research Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

28 Colleges
$68,162 Avg Salary

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 Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 28 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for legal research majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Our 2023 rankings named Georgetown University the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for legal research students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 51% of the legal research majors at the school.

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#2

New York University

New York, NY

The in-demand master’s degree programs at New York University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal research schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Women make up 35% of the legal research majors at the school.

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Out of the 28 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 94 students majoring in legal research at Columbia, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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#4

American University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Women make up 70% of the legal research majors at the school.

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#5

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fordham University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Fordham U is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Bronx.

About 69% of the students majoring in legal research at the school are women while 31% are male.

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#6

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

Seton Hall University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree legal research programs. Located in the large suburb of South Orange, Seton Hall is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 76 students majoring in legal research at Seton Hall, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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George Washington University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 74 students majoring in legal research at GWU, 51% are male and 49% are female.

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#8

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for legal research students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 81% of the students majoring in legal research at the school are women while 19% are male.

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#9

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

Hofstra University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Hempstead, Hofstra is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 73% of the students majoring in legal research at the school are women while 27% are male.

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University of Maryland - Baltimore came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of Baltimore, UMB is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 43 students majoring in legal research at UMB, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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