by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Comparative Law Major” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Comparative Law is the 1198th most popular major in the country with 37 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Comparative Law Major” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in comparative law. To top this list, a school must have a successful comparative law program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Comparative Law Major”.
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Comparative Law Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of San Diego landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in San Diego, California, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified ’s comparative law students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Emory University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Comparative Law Major. Emory is a fairly large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 7 ’s comparative law degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Comparative Law Major list. University of Florida is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Comparative Law at University of Florida
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Comparative Law Major that were part of this year’s ranking, St. Mary’s University landed the #4 spot on the list. St. Mary’s is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 2 ’s comparative law degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Comparative Law Major. University of Southern California is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 1 ’s comparative law degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Comparative Law at University of Southern California
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Bloomington. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Comparative Law Major. This large school is located in Bloomington, Indiana, and it awarded 1 ’s comparative law degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.
Full Indiana University - Bloomington Comparative Law Report
University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Comparative Law Major ranking, coming in at #7. This large school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 0 ’s comparative law degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Washington - Seattle Campus Comparative Law Report
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