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2023 Most Popular Non-Professional Legal Studies Schools in District of Columbia

4 Colleges
$41,309 Avg Salary
$30,500 Avg Student Debt

With 85 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, non-professional general legal studies is the #82 most popular major in District of Columbia.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Non-Professional Legal Studies Schools in District of Columbia ranking. 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 Non-Professional General Legal Studies program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for non-professional general legal studies majors pursuing a .

#1

American University

Washington, DC

Our analysis found American University to be the most popular school for non-professional general legal studies students who want to pursue a degree in District of Columbia. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

While working on their degree, non-professional general legal studies majors at The American University accumulate an average of around $25,000 in student debt.

Read full report on Non-Professional General Legal Studies at American University

Out of the 4 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the District of Columbia landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Washington, University of the District of Columbia is a public school with a small student population.

Non-Professional General Legal Studies majors at University of the District of Columbia take out an average of $36,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#3

Howard University

Washington, DC

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

Full Non-Professional General Legal Studies at Howard University Report

The excellent programs at Catholic University of America helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best non-professional general legal studies schools in District of Columbia. 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

Explore all the Most Popular Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 123
New York 377
Maryland 111
New Jersey 39
Delaware 10

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 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).
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