2023 Best Dispute Resolution Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Dispute Resolution Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 648 people earned a degree or certificate in dispute resolution, making the major the #289 most popular in the United States.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Best Dispute Resolution Master's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the United States to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Dispute Resolution Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best for dispute resolution majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top Schools for a Master's in Dispute Resolution
Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the best school in the United States for dispute resolution students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Dispute Resolution Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
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Out of the 8 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Dominican University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Dominican U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.
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Out of the 8 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Pepperdine University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Malibu, Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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Out of the 8 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the # 5 spot on the list. UMass Boston is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boston.
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Nova Southeastern University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Dispute Resolution Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Baltimore did quite well on this year’s best schools for dispute resolution students working on their master’s degree. UB is a small public school located in the city of Baltimore.
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Fordham University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Dispute Resolution Master’s Degree Schools list. Fordham U is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bronx.
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Rankings in Majors Related to Dispute Resolution
One of 44 majors within the area of study, dispute resolution has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Dispute Resolution
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 34,975 |
| Biological & Physical Science | 30,075 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | 9,074 |
| International Studies | 7,368 |
| Nutrition Science | 5,330 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.