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2023 Best Non-Professional Legal Studies Master's Degree Schools

17 Colleges
$46,213 Avg Salary

In 2020-2021, 4,407 people earned a degree or certificate in non-professional general legal studies, making the major the #144 most popular in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Non-Professional Legal Studies Master's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the United States to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-professional general legal studies majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Pennsylvania the best school in the United States for non-professional general legal studies students working on their master’s degree. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Harvard University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best non-professional general legal studies schools in the United States. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Public University System. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Non-Professional Legal Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

Full Non-Professional General Legal Studies at American Public University System Report

#4

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Non-Professional Legal Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

Full Non-Professional General Legal Studies at Northwestern University Report

#5

Hodges University

Naples, FL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Hodges University is a great place for non-professional general legal studies students working on their master’s degree. International College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Naples.

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#6

Suffolk University

Boston, MA

Suffolk University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Non-Professional Legal Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. Suffolk is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #7 on this year’s Best Non-Professional Legal Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tempe.

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#8

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

With a ranking of #8, Drake University did quite well on this year’s best schools for non-professional general legal studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#9

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

Loyola Marymount University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for non-professional general legal studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Full Non-Professional General Legal Studies at Loyola Marymount University Report

Catholic University of America ranked #10 on this year’s Best Non-Professional Legal Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. CUA is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Full Non-Professional General Legal Studies at Catholic University of America Report

View the Best Non-Professional Legal Studies Master's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Non-Professional General Legal Studies is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Law 36,216
Legal Support Services 11,545
Legal Research 6,874
Legal Professions (Other) 2,013

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 17 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
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