English MO · Four-year
University of Missouri-Columbia ↗
Columbia, MO · Public
Doctorate — professional practice: 123 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
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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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 ending | Award level | Reporting institutions | Positive awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Doctorate — research | 4 | 25 |
| 2025 | Doctorate — professional practice | 209 | 36,895 |
| 2024 | Doctorate — research | 6 | 26 |
| 2024 | Doctorate — professional practice | 209 | 39,403 |
| 2023 | Doctorate — research | 5 | 21 |
| 2023 | Doctorate — professional practice | 210 | 35,621 |
| 2022 | Doctorate — research | 5 | 6 |
| 2022 | Doctorate — professional practice | 209 | 36,395 |
| 2021 | Doctorate — research | 3 | 6 |
| 2021 | Doctorate — professional practice | 211 | 36,205 |
| 2020 | Doctorate — research | 2 | 9 |
| 2020 | Doctorate — professional practice | 213 | 34,710 |
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Institutions with reported graduates
220 institutions
MO · Four-year
University of Missouri-Kansas City ↗
Kansas City, MO · Public
Doctorate — professional practice: 126 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
NE · Four-year
University of Nebraska-Lincoln ↗
Lincoln, NE · Public
Doctorate — professional practice: 144 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
NV · Four-year
University of Nevada-Las Vegas ↗
Las Vegas, NV · Public
Doctorate — professional practice: 119 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
NH · Four-year
University of New Hampshire-Franklin Pierce School of Law ↗
Concord, NH · Public
Doctorate — professional practice: 192 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
NM · Four-year
University of New Mexico-Main Campus ↗
Albuquerque, NM · Public
Doctorate — professional practice: 102 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
NC · Four-year
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ↗
Chapel Hill, NC · Public
Doctorate — professional practice: 184 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
ND · Four-year
University of North Dakota ↗
Grand Forks, ND · Public
Doctorate — professional practice: 73 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
TX · Four-year
University of North Texas at Dallas ↗
Dallas, TX · Public
Doctorate — professional practice: 119 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
IN · Four-year
University of Notre Dame ↗
Notre Dame, IN · Private nonprofit
Doctorate — professional practice: 164 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
OK · Four-year
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus ↗
Norman, OK · Public
Doctorate — professional practice: 160 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
OR · Four-year
University of Oregon ↗
Eugene, OR · Public
Doctorate — professional practice: 142 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
PA · Four-year
University of Pennsylvania ↗
Philadelphia, PA · Private nonprofit
Doctorate — research: 3 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
Doctorate — professional practice: 251 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
PA · Four-year
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus ↗
Pittsburgh, PA · Public
Doctorate — professional practice: 122 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
PR · Four-year
University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras ↗
San Juan, PR · Public
Doctorate — professional practice: 124 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
VA · Four-year
University of Richmond ↗
University of Richmond, VA · Private nonprofit
Doctorate — professional practice: 116 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
CA · Four-year
University of San Diego ↗
San Diego, CA · Private nonprofit
Doctorate — professional practice: 234 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
CA · Four-year
University of San Francisco ↗
San Francisco, CA · Private nonprofit
Doctorate — professional practice: 115 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
SC · Four-year
University of South Carolina-Columbia ↗
Columbia, SC · Public
Doctorate — professional practice: 192 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
SD · Four-year
University of South Dakota ↗
Vermillion, SD · Public
Doctorate — professional practice: 80 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
CA · Four-year
University of Southern California ↗
Los Angeles, CA · Private nonprofit
Doctorate — professional practice: 229 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
ME · Four-year
University of Southern Maine ↗
Portland, ME · Public
Doctorate — professional practice: 87 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
MN · Four-year
University of St Thomas ↗
Saint Paul, MN · Private nonprofit
Doctorate — professional practice: 147 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
DC · Four-year
University of the District of Columbia ↗
Washington, DC · Public
Doctorate — professional practice: 112 first-major awards · year ending 2025.