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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in Pennsylvania

36 Colleges
$51,671 Avg Salary
$26,832 Avg Student Debt

With 2,391 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, legal professions is the #19 most popular major in Pennsylvania.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 36 schools in Pennsylvania to see which 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.

Check out the legal professions programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Pennsylvania.

#1

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Our analysis found Temple University to be the most popular school for legal professions students who want to pursue a degree in Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that legal professions majors at Temple take out is $27,000.

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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Pennsylvania is a great place for legal professions students. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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#3

Widener University

Chester, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Widener University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the suburb of Chester, Widener is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#4

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Drexel University is a great place for legal professions students. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

While working on their degree, legal professions majors at Drexel accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.

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#5

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Villanova University is a great place for legal professions students. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular legal professions programs. Pitt is a very large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

Legal Professions majors at Pitt take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#7

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

Duquesne University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for legal professions students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Community College of Allegheny County did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for legal professions students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, CCAC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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California University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for legal professions students. It came in at #8 on the list. Cal U is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of California.

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Harrisburg Area Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for legal professions students. It came in at #10 on the list. HACC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Harrisburg.

Legal Professions majors at HACC take out an average of $16,940 in student loans while working on their egree.

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 931
New York 5,735
Maryland 761
Delaware 48
District of Columbia 2,586

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 26 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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