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2023 Most Popular Legal Research Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

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$68,162 Avg Salary

Legal Research is the #95 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 382 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 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 Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Pennsylvania to see which master'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 master's degree.

#1

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Drexel University the most popular school in Pennsylvania for legal research students working on their master’s degree. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Women make up 81% of the legal research majors at the school.

Full Legal Research at Drexel University Report

#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal research schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 42 students majoring in legal research at UPenn, 52% are male and 48% are female.

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#3

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Out of the 7 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Villanova University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 46% of the legal research majors at the school.

Full Legal Research at Villanova University Report

#4

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 7 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Temple is a fairly large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Of the 35 students majoring in legal research at Temple, 51% are male and 49% are female.

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#5

Widener University

Chester, PA

Out of the 7 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Widener University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Widener is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Chester.

About 84% of the students majoring in legal research at the school are women while 16% are male.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal research students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a very large student population.

About 53% of the students majoring in legal research at the school are women while 47% are male.

Full Legal Research at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Report

#7

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

Duquesne University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree legal research programs. Duquesne is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

Full Legal Research at Duquesne University Report

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

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

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 7 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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