2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major
2
Ranked Colleges
3
Degrees Awarded
$31,000
Avg Cost*
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Legal Studies is the 195th most popular major in the country with 3,976 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,735 and $124,256 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in legal studies. That schools that top this list have a program in legal studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
More Ways to Rank Legal Studies Schools
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.
Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major”.
Top 2 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Legal Studies
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #1 spot on the list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s legal studies degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Legal Studies at Arizona State University - Tempe
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major list. Lawrence, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s legal studies degrees to 9 students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Legal Studies at KU
Switch to a Different Ranking Method
Notes and References
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
Credits
- Credit for the banner image above goes to The wub.
