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2025 Best Legal Research Schools in Virginia

2 Colleges in Virginia
349 Legal Research Degrees Awarded
$83,633 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in legal research, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #114 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Virginia to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of legal research. Combined, these schools handed out 349 degrees in legal research to qualified students.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Legal Research
Master's Degrees in Legal Research

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Legal Research Schools in Virginia ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the legal research degree levels they offer.

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James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
80 Legal Research Degrees Awarded
$40,966 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in legal research has to take a look at James Madison University. JMU is a very large public university located in the small city of Harrisonburg.

Students who graduate with their degree from the legal research program state that they receive average early career earnings of $40,966.

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Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
179 Legal Research Degrees Awarded
41.9% Growth in Graduates

Liberty University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in legal research. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.

Students who graduate with their degree from the legal research program report average early career income of $48,834.

More information about a degree in legal research from Liberty University

Explore all the Best Legal Research Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Georgia 287 103
Florida 282 481
North Carolina 279 115
Tennessee 269 4
Kentucky 244 0
Louisiana 242 35
Mississippi 234 3
Alabama 233 58

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

Major Annual Graduates
General Advanced Legal Research/Studies 141
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence 96
Other Legal Research & Advanced Professional Studies 45
Programs for Foreign Lawyers 39
International Law & Legal Studies 22
Banking, Corporate, Finance, & Securities Law 3
Intellectual Property Law 3

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Law 1,154
Legal Support Services 438
Legal Professions (Other) 231
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 159

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