You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a degree in dispute resolution. It is ranked #296 out of 395 major degree programs in terms of popularity. This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.
College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Dispute Resolution Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 649 degrees in dispute resolution to qualified students.
The dispute resolution program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Dispute Resolution rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for dispute resolution schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
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.
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Best Schools for Dispute Resolution in the United States
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the dispute resolution degree levels they offer.
University of Southern California is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in dispute resolution. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #13 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means USC is a great university overall.
There were roughly 49 dispute resolution students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the dispute resolution program at University of Southern California get $11,310 above the average college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.
It's difficult to beat Columbia University in the City of New York if you want to pursue a degree in dispute resolution. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.
There were approximately 32 dispute resolution students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available. Those dispute resolution students who get their degree from Columbia University in the City of New York receive $2,542 more than the standard dispute resolution graduate.
Any student who is interested in dispute resolution needs to take a look at Pepperdine University. Pepperdine is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Malibu. This university ranks 11th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 121 dispute resolution students who graduated with this degree at Pepperdine in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the dispute resolution major at Pepperdine University make $2,519 above the average college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.
Dominican University is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in dispute resolution. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Dominican U is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 43rd out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were approximately 13 dispute resolution students who graduated with this degree at Dominican U in the most recent data year.
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).
The dispute resolution program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Dispute Resolution rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for dispute resolution schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
