2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Legal Studies

Legal Studiesdoctorate programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #627 out of the 815 majors we look at each year. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the most popular for legal studies students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 10 doctor's degrees in legal studies during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for legal studies.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Legal Studies in the United States

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in legal studies.

Most Well Attended Schools for Legal Studies Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Arizona State University - Tempe
Tempe, AZ

8 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In AZ

#1 Best Quality In AZ

Arizona State University - Tempe is a popular decision for students pursuing a doctor's degree in legal studies. ASU - Tempe is a very large public university located in the city of Tempe. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in legal studies in Arizona. More information about a doctorate in legal studies from Arizona State University - Tempe

2

University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In KS

#1 Best Quality In KS

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in legal studies needs to check out University of Kansas. KU is a very large public university located in the city of Lawrence. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in legal studies in Kansas. More information about a doctorate in legal studies from University of Kansas

 

Legal Studies by Region

View the Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Legal Studies for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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Legal Studies Related Rankings by Major

Legal Studies is one of 1 different types of Non-Professional General Legal Studies programs to choose from.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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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