Legal Studies

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

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 167 institutions across the United States, with a total of 12382 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

438

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

313

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

2,803

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

396

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

degrees awarded

Other Awards

8,383

awards given

Top Schools for Legal Studies

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	University of Central Florida Orlando, FL	771
2	University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA	702
3	University of Georgia Athens, GA	619
4	CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY	450
5	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ	420
6	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	399
7	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	378
8	University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA	378
9	University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MD	357
10	American Public University System Charles Town, WV	342
11	University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA	336
12	St. John's University-New York Queens, NY	318
13	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	315
14	The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX	264
15	Suffolk University Boston, MA	240
16	Texas State University San Marcos, TX	234
17	University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	222
18	American National University Salem, VA	213
19	Post University Waterbury, CT	192
20	United States Military Academy West Point, NY	165
21	Auburn University Auburn, AL	150
22	Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis, IN	150
23	University of Miami Coral Gables, FL	147
24	Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ	132
25	Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Perkinston, MS	132
26	National Paralegal College Phoenix, AZ	123
27	Drake University Des Moines, IA	123
28	Sacramento City College Sacramento, CA	119
29	University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Tacoma, WA	108
30	East Los Angeles College Monterey Park, CA	103
31	University of Illinois Springfield Springfield, IL	102
32	United States Air Force Academy USAF Academy, CO	96
33	College of the Canyons Santa Clarita, CA	96
34	American University Washington, DC	93
35	University of Denver Denver, CO	90
36	Bellevue University Bellevue, NE	87
37	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	81
38	Henry Ford College Dearborn, MI	80
39	Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale, FL	78
40	University of Mississippi University, MS	72
41	Northwestern University Evanston, IL	69
42	The Colleges of Law at Ventura Ventura, CA	69
43	Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI	67
44	Santa Ana College Santa Ana, CA	66
45	Webster University Saint Louis, MO	66
46	Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	66
47	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus University Park, PA	64
48	Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY	63
49	Hamline University Saint Paul, MN	60
50	University of Baltimore Baltimore, MD	60
51	Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT	57
52	St. John Fisher University Rochester, NY	57
53	Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga, CA	54
54	University of the District of Columbia Washington, DC	54
55	Morehead State University Morehead, KY	54
56	University of Kansas Lawrence, KS	51
57	Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ	51
58	Fresno City College Fresno, CA	51
59	Lipscomb University Nashville, TN	51
60	San Joaquin Delta College Stockton, CA	51
61	University of Wisconsin-Superior Superior, WI	48
62	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	45
63	West Virginia University Morgantown, WV	45
64	Humphreys University-Stockton and Modesto Campuses Stockton, CA	45
65	Dickinson College Carlisle, PA	42
66	Western New England University Springfield, MA	42
67	National Park College Hot Springs, AR	40
68	University of La Verne La Verne, CA	39
69	Belmont University Nashville, TN	36
70	Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH	36
71	Pace University New York, NY	33
72	SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY	33
73	Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce Ponce, PR	33
74	Hodges University Fort Myers, FL	33
75	Ithaca College Ithaca, NY	33
76	College of Micronesia-FSM Pohnpei, FM	30
77	Southeastern University Lakeland, FL	30
78	Northeastern State University Tahlequah, OK	30
79	Victor Valley College Victorville, CA	28
80	University of Massachusetts Global Irvine, CA	27
81	University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras San Juan, PR	27
82	Samford University Birmingham, AL	27
83	Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ	27
84	University of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage, AK	24
85	Mt San Jacinto Community College District San Jacinto, CA	24
86	Bethany Lutheran College Mankato, MN	24
87	Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA	24
88	Mercy University Dobbs Ferry, NY	24
89	Goldey-Beacom College Wilmington, DE	24
90	Holmes Community College Goodman, MS	21
91	Northeastern University Professional Programs Boston, MA	21
92	Harford Community College Bel Air, MD	21
93	College of the Sequoias Visalia, CA	21
94	William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ	21
95	Dominican University River Forest, IL	21
96	Keene State College Keene, NH	18
97	Fullerton College Fullerton, CA	18
98	Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA	18
99	Moorpark College Moorpark, CA	18
100	University of New Haven West Haven, CT	18