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2023 Most Popular Online Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools

22 Colleges
$49,849 Avg Salary
$24,990 Avg Student Debt

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 22 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online legal professions graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

Our analysis found Hamline University to be the most popular school for legal professions students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the United States. Hamline is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

About 82% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 18% are male.

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#2

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University Global. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools list. Purdue University Global is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

About 83% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 17% are male.

Full Legal Professions at Purdue University Global Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great place for legal professions students working on their online graduate certificate. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Women make up 54% of the legal professions majors at the school.

Full Legal Professions at University of Southern California Report

#4

Vermont Law School

South Royalton, VT

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Vermont Law School is a great place for legal professions students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the remote area of South Royalton, VLS is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 74% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 26% are male.

Full Legal Professions at Vermont Law School Report

#5

Champlain College

Burlington, VT

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Champlain College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Burlington, Champlain is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 72% of the legal professions majors at the school.

Full Legal Professions at Champlain College Report

#6

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

With a ranking of #6, Loyola Marymount University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students working on their online graduate certificate. Loyola Marymount is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Women make up 62% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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The Graduate Center, CUNY came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 71% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 33% are male.

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Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for legal professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Tulane is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New Orleans.

Women make up 75% of the legal professions majors at the school.

Full Legal Professions at Tulane University of Louisiana Report

#10

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, MI

With a ranking of #10, Davenport University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students working on their online graduate certificate. Davenport University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Grand Rapids.

About 83% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 17% are male.

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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 22 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to The wub.

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