2025 Best Law Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

Law is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #1 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Law Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 1,841 doctor's degrees in law to qualified students.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on law students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other law students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt law students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized law related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for law students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Law Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Law in District of Columbia

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in law.

Top District of Columbia Schools for a Doctorate in Law

1

American University
Washington, DC

317 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in law needs to take a look at American University. The American University is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington.More information about a doctorate in law from American University

2

University of the District of Columbia
Washington, DC

48 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in law needs to check out University of the District of Columbia. University of the District of Columbia is a small public university located in the large city of Washington.More information about a doctorate in law from University of the District of Columbia

Best Law Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	176	1,586
New York	174	4,025
Maryland	119	418
New Jersey	115	610

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Rankings in Majors Related to Law

One of 4 majors within the Legal Professions area of study, Law has other similar majors worth exploring.

Law Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Law	1,841

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Legal Research	11

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.