CU
Private nonprofit
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
Legal Professions and Studies
PhD
- Students
- 26,793
- Retention
- 98%
- Programs
- 171
- Awards 2024-25
- 9,154
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Colleges offering doctoral degrees (research) in Legal Professions and Studies
57 U.S. colleges and universities offer programs in Legal Professions and Studies at the phd level. Results are ordered by the number of graduates each school reported in the program.
Most schools offering it: California (126), New York (62), Texas (56), Florida (53), Ohio (42), Illinois (40)
Showing 49–57 of 57 schools
NU
Private nonprofit
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
Legal Professions and Studies
PhD
- Students
- 23,856
- Retention
- 98%
- Programs
- 234
- Awards 2024-25
- 8,806
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UNM
Public
University of New Mexico-Main Campus
Albuquerque, NM
Legal Professions and Studies
PhD
- Students
- 23,124
- Retention
- 76%
- Programs
- 148
- Awards 2024-25
- 5,063
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UN
Public
University of Nevada-Reno
Reno, NV
Legal Professions and Studies
PhD · Fully online
- Students
- 23,024
- Retention
- 80%
- Programs
- 139
- Awards 2024-25
- 4,680
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SU
Private nonprofit
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
Legal Professions and Studies
PhD
- Students
- 22,589
- Retention
- 90%
- Programs
- 222
- Awards 2024-25
- 6,875
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DU
Private nonprofit
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
Legal Professions and Studies
PhD
- Students
- 21,153
- Retention
- 90%
- Programs
- 270
- Awards 2024-25
- 6,629
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UHM
Public
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu, HI
Legal Professions and Studies
PhD
- Students
- 20,028
- Retention
- 81%
- Programs
- 134
- Awards 2024-25
- 4,836
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LUC
Private nonprofit
Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL
Legal Professions and Studies
PhD
- Students
- 17,384
- Retention
- 82%
- Programs
- 241
- Awards 2024-25
- 4,819
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SU
Private nonprofit
Suffolk University
Boston, MA
Legal Professions and Studies
PhD
- Students
- 6,356
- Retention
- 75%
- Programs
- 71
- Awards 2024-25
- 2,002
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