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2025 Best Legal Professions Schools in Pennsylvania

6 Colleges in Pennsylvania
2,992 Legal Professions Degrees Awarded
$60,186 Avg Early-Career Salary
When it comes to popularity, legal professions sits in the middle of the road, ranking #16 out of 38 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for legal professions students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 2,992 degrees in legal professions to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

Best Legal Professions Schools in Pennsylvania The legal professions program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Legal Professions rankings. We derive our Best Overall Legal Professions School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Associate Degrees in Legal Professions
Bachelor's Degrees in Legal Professions
Master's Degrees in Legal Professions
Doctor's Degrees in Legal Professions

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Legal Professions Schools in Pennsylvania ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

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 professions degree levels they offer.

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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
354 Legal Professions Degrees Awarded
$75,442 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in legal professions has to check out Temple University. Temple is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #97 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Temple is a great university overall.

There were about 354 legal professions students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the legal professions major at Temple University get $15,255 more than the typical college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.

More information about a degree in legal professions from Temple University

2
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In PA
53 Legal Professions Degrees Awarded

Community College of Allegheny County is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in legal professions. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, CCAC is a public college with a large student population. This college ranks 33rd out of 103 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 53 legal professions students who graduated with this degree at CCAC in the most recent data year.

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
250 Legal Professions Degrees Awarded
1.6% Growth in Graduates

Drexel University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in legal professions. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #115 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Drexel is a great university overall.

There were roughly 250 legal professions students who graduated with this degree at Drexel in the most recent data year. After graduating, legal professions degree recipients usually make an average of $60,999 at the beginning of their careers.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
14th Most Popular In PA
45 Legal Professions Degrees Awarded

Community College of Philadelphia is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in legal professions. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Community College of Philadelphia is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #454 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Community College of Philadelphia is a great college overall.

There were roughly 45 legal professions students who graduated with this degree at Community College of Philadelphia in the most recent year we have data available.

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Peirce College
Philadelphia, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$46,406 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Philadelphia, Peirce is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population. This college ranks 88th out of 103 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were about 24 legal professions students who graduated with this degree at Peirce in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, legal professions degree recipients usually earn around $46,406 at the beginning of their careers.

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6
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
13th Most Popular In PA

Northampton Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the suburb of Bethlehem. This college ranks 84th out of 103 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 9 legal professions students who graduated with this degree at Northampton Community College in the most recent data year.

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 38 905
New York 38 5,691
Maryland 37 760
Delaware 33 48
District of Columbia 33 2,572

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Major Annual Graduates
Law 1,597
Legal Research 800
Legal Support Services 326
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 158
Legal Professions (Other) 111

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