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2023 Most Popular Online Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools

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Legal Professions is the #16 most popular major in the country with 61,055 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Online Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the United States to see which online doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Washington and Lee University the most popular online school in the United States for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Washington and Lee is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Lexington.

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

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#2

Westcliff University

Irvine, CA

The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at Westcliff University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in the United States. Westcliff University is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

Women make up 63% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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#3

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University Global. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Purdue University Global is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

Women make up 53% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Taft University System is a great place for legal professions students working on their online doctor’s degree. Taft Law School is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Denver.

Of the 26 students majoring in legal professions at Taft Law School, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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#5

Abraham Lincoln University

Los Angeles, CA

Out of the 6 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Abraham Lincoln University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Abraham Lincoln University is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in legal professions at Abraham Lincoln University, 58% are male and 42% are female.

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Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Northcentral University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in legal professions at Northcentral University, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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

Major Annual Graduates
Law 36,216
Legal Support Services 11,545
Legal Research 6,874
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 4,407
Legal Professions (Other) 2,013

Related Major Annual Graduates
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 142,610
Public Administration & Social Service 98,583
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies 73,813
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences 4,477

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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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