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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

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In 2020-2021, legal professions students earned 2,586 degrees and certificates from a District of Columbia school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in District of Columbia to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Legal Professions program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Our 2023 rankings named Georgetown University the most popular school in District of Columbia for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 674 students majoring in legal professions at Georgetown, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at George Washington University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in District of Columbia. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 565 students majoring in legal professions at GWU, 49% are male and 51% are female.

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#3

American University

Washington, DC

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means American University is a great place for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Of the 414 students majoring in legal professions at The American University, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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#4

Howard University

Washington, DC

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Howard University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in District of Columbia. Located in the city of Washington, Howard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Catholic University of America helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in District of Columbia. CUA is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

About 63% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 37% are male.

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University of the District of Columbia ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the large city of Washington, University of the District of Columbia is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 48 students majoring in legal professions at University of the District of Columbia, 38% are male and 63% are female.

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Explore all the Most Popular Legal Professions Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 931
Pennsylvania 2,391
New York 5,735
Maryland 761
Delaware 48

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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