Legal Studies

Legal Professions And Studies

What is it about?

A program of study that focuses on law and legal issues from the perspective of the social sciences and humanities.

Numbers at a glance

157th
Popular nationwide
131
Search Rank on O's List
80
Colleges offer it
2,059
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
723
Women
1,336

Trends

Graduates
Popularity Rank

Colleges

Number of Colleges by Type
Median Graduating Class by College Type
Number of Colleges by Size
Top 10 Public by Number of Graduates
University of Central Florida244
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice181
University of California-Berkeley143
Arizona State University-Tempe108
University of California-Santa Cruz106
University of Washington-Seattle Campus92
University of Maryland-University College79
University of Massachusetts-Amherst68
University of Wisconsin-Madison57
United States Military Academy47
Average public university graduating class: 44 students.
Top 10 Private by Number of Graduates
St John's University-New York97
Suffolk University43
Bellevue University34
Hamline University28
American University27
University of Miami26
University of La Verne22
Lipscomb University15
University of Denver14
Ithaca College13
Average private university graduating class: 11 students.

O's Insights on Legal Studies

  • Major has been increasing in popularity over the last 15 years.
  • 73% of graduates come from public universities.
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