by our College Data Analytics Team
Law is a popular field of study at colleges across the country, including schools where students can earn the degree primarily online. To top this list, a school graduates more law students than other online colleges offering the major.
College Factual ranked the 15 law schools in the United States by the number of degrees they award each year.
What’s on this page:
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for law majors in the United States, ranked by the number of degrees they award each year.
No school graduates more law students than Southwestern Law School this year. Set in the city of Los Angeles, Southwestern Law School is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 290 law degrees in the most recent year. Read the full law report for Southwestern Law School
A rank of #2 makes South Texas College Of Law one of the most popular schools for law. Located in the city of Houston, South Texas College Of Law is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 276 students earned a degree in law from this school. Read the full law report for South Texas College Of Law
St Marys University is one of the most popular law schools, landing the #3 spot this year. St Marys University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Antonio. St Marys University graduated around 240 law students in the most recent data year. See more about law at St Marys University
Syracuse University came in at #4 on our list of the most popular law schools. Set in the city of Syracuse, Syracuse University is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 200 law degrees in the most recent year. See more about law at Syracuse University
A rank of #5 makes Golden Gate University San Francisco one of the most popular schools for law. Located in the city of San Francisco, Golden Gate University San Francisco is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 117 law degrees in the most recent year. See more about law at Golden Gate University San Francisco
University Of Dayton placed #6 for law by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Dayton, University Of Dayton is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 116 students earned a degree in law from this school. See more about law at University Of Dayton
Quinnipiac University comes in at #7 for law this year. Located in the suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac University is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 115 students earned a degree in law from this school. Get the full law details for Quinnipiac University
Cleveland State University ranked #8 on our list of the most popular law schools. Cleveland State University is a public school located in the city of Cleveland. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 112 students earned a degree in law from this school. Get the full law details for Cleveland State University
Western New England University comes in at #9 for law this year. Western New England University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Springfield. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 110 students earned a degree in law from this school. Read the full law report for Western New England University
University Of Hawaii At Manoa landed the #10 spot among the most popular law schools. University Of Hawaii At Manoa is a public school located in the city of Honolulu. This school awarded about 93 law degrees in the most recent year. See more about law at University Of Hawaii At Manoa
Thomas Jefferson School Of Law placed #11 for law by yearly graduations. Thomas Jefferson School Of Law is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 77 students earned a degree in law from this school. See more about law at Thomas Jefferson School Of Law
University Of West Los Angeles placed #12 for law by yearly graduations. Set in the suburb of Inglewood, University Of West Los Angeles is a private for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 52 students earned a degree in law from this school. Read the full law report for University Of West Los Angeles
Northcentral University placed #13 for law by yearly graduations. Located in the city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 18 students earned a degree in law from this school. Read the full law report for Northcentral University
Taft University System placed #14 for law by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Denver, Taft University System is a private for-profit institution. This school awarded about 13 law degrees in the most recent year. Read the full law report for Taft University System
Abraham Lincoln University placed #15 for law by yearly graduations. Abraham Lincoln University is a private for-profit school located in the city of Glendale. This school awarded about 8 law degrees in the most recent year. Read the full law report for Abraham Lincoln University
The ranking above is published by College Factual. Schools are ranked by the number of students who complete a degree in the program each year (completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS). Only schools offering the program in a mostly-online format are included in this online ranking.
More about our data sources and methodologies.