2025 Best Legal Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

Ranked #119 in popularity, legal studies is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Legal Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 49 bachelor's degrees in legal studies during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to legal studies students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of legal studies students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized legal studies related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

The legal studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Legal Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Legal Studies in District of Columbia

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

Top District of Columbia Schools for a Bachelor's in Legal Studies

1

American University
Washington, DC

31 Annual Graduates

American University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in legal studies. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in legal studies from American University

2

University of the District of Columbia
Washington, DC

18 Annual Graduates

University of the District of Columbia is a good choice for students interested in a bachelor's degree in legal studies. Located in the city of Washington, University of the District of Columbia is a public university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in legal studies from University of the District of Columbia

Best Legal Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	707	369
Pennsylvania	698	78
Maryland	370	87
New Jersey	351	39
Delaware	224	10

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Rankings in Majors Related to Legal Studies

Legal Studies is one of 2 different types of Non-Professional General Legal Studies programs to choose from.

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).
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