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CIP 22.0101 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Law.

A program that prepares individuals for the independent professional practice of law, for taking state and national bar examinations, and for advanced research in jurisprudence. Includes instruction in the theory and practice of the legal system, including the statutory, administrative, and judicial components of civil and criminal law.

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These institutions reported at least one first-major completion in this field in the connected reporting years ending 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020. This shows historical award activity, not a complete list of available programs or an assurance that a course is accepting applications.

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Sources: NCES CIP 2020 classification and C2023_A.zip, C2025_A.zip, C2020_A.zip, C2021_A.zip, C2022_A.zip, C2024_A.zip.

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Connected Law award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 22.0101. Institution counts overlap across levels and years. Award counts are historical first-major awards, not unique people, available places, programme quality or a graduation rate.

Year endingAward levelReporting institutionsPositive awards
2025Doctorate — research425
2025Doctorate — professional practice20936,895
2024Doctorate — research626
2024Doctorate — professional practice20939,403
2023Doctorate — research521
2023Doctorate — professional practice21035,621
2022Doctorate — research56
2022Doctorate — professional practice20936,395
2021Doctorate — research36
2021Doctorate — professional practice21136,205
2020Doctorate — research29
2020Doctorate — professional practice21334,710

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Institutions with reported graduates

220 institutions

Related fields

Legal Studies. ↗

Pre-Law Studies. ↗

Non-Professional Legal Studies, Other. ↗

Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General. ↗

Programs for Foreign Lawyers. ↗

American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence. ↗