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2023 Most Popular Legal Research Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

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With 481 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, legal research is the #13 most popular major in District of Columbia.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Legal Research Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in District of Columbia 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 analysis found Georgetown University to be the most popular school for legal research students who want to pursue a master’s degree in District of Columbia. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

Full Legal Research at Georgetown University Report

#2

American University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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

Full Legal Research at American University Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means George Washington University is a great place for legal research students working on their master’s degree. Located in the 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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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Catholic University of America is a great place for legal research students working on their master’s degree. CUA is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Full Legal Research at Catholic University of America Report

Explore all the Most Popular Legal Research Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 382
New York 590
Maryland 57
New Jersey 77

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 4 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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