2024 Best Legal Research Doctor's Degree Schools in Indiana

a doctor's degree in legal research is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #98 out of 306 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. 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 Indiana to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of legal research. Combined, these schools handed out 13 doctor's degrees in legal research to qualified students.

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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 legal research students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other legal research 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 legal research 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 legal research related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Legal Research Doctor's Degree Schools in Indiana ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Legal Research in Indiana

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

Top Indiana Schools for a Doctorate in Legal Research

1

Indiana University - Bloomington
Bloomington, IN

13 Annual Graduates

Indiana University - Bloomington is a great option for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in legal research. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Bloomington.More information about a doctorate in legal research from Indiana University - Bloomington

2

Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN

Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is a good option for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in legal research. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in legal research from Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

Best Legal Research Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Legal Research Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	153	1
Michigan	149	1
Ohio	144	20
Wisconsin	108	3

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Legal Research Related Rankings by Major

Legal Research is one of 4 different types of Legal Professions programs to choose from.

Legal Research Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Advanced Legal Research/Studies	13

Most Popular Majors Related to Legal Research

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Law	599
Legal Professions (Other)	25

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.