2025 Best Legal Studies Schools in District of Columbia

Legal Studies is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #195 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in District of Columbia to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of legal studies. Combined, these schools handed out 44 degrees in legal studies to qualified students.

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• Best Overall Legal Studies Schools List

Legal Studies Rankings by Degree Level

The legal studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Legal Studies Schools in District of Columbia. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Legal Studies in District of Columbia

The schools below may not offer all types of legal studies degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top District of Columbia Schools in Legal Studies

1

American University
Washington, DC

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

American University is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in legal studies. The American University is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington.More information about a degree in legal studies from American University

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University of the District of Columbia
Washington, DC

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

It's difficult to beat University of the District of Columbia if you want to pursue a degree in legal studies. University of the District of Columbia is a small public university located in the large city of Washington.More information about a degree in legal studies from University of the District of Columbia

Best Legal Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Legal Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	1,026	376
Pennsylvania	978	106
Maryland	618	106
New Jersey	614	39
Delaware	345	10

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Legal Studies Related Rankings by Major

Legal Studies is one of 2 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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