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2023 Most Popular Legal Research Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

32 Colleges
$71,516 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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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Legal Research Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which 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 .

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Our 2023 rankings named Georgetown University the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for legal research students. Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

New York University

New York, NY

Out of the 32 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the # 2 spot on the list. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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Out of the 32 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 large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Temple University is a great place for legal research students. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

American University

Washington, DC

Out of the 32 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the # 5 spot on the list. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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#6

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

Fordham University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Research Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Fordham U is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bronx.

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#7

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #7, Drexel University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal research students. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

With a ranking of #8, Seton Hall University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal research students. Located in the large suburb of South Orange, Seton Hall is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #9, George Washington University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal research students. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#10

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Villanova University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for legal research students. It came in at #10 on the list. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Villanova.

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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 25 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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