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2023 Most Popular Legal Research Schools in District of Columbia

4 Colleges
$82,283 Avg Salary

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.

The Most Popular Legal Research Schools in District of Columbia ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in District of Columbia 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Legal Research Colleges.

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

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

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#2

American University

Washington, DC

The excellent programs at American University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal research schools in District of Columbia. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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Out of the 4 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Catholic University of America. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Research Schools in District of Columbia list. CUA is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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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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