Best Graduate Law Schools Programs in US 2017

Ranked in 2016 by US News

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More US Graduate School Rankings

* Schools within the same rank range are listed alphabetically.

Rank School name Enrollment (full-time) Tuition and fees Overall Score
#100

Michigan State University

(East Lansing, MI)

709 $39,353 per year (full-time) 38
#100

SUNY Buffalo Law School

(Buffalo, NY)

494 $26,997 per year (in-state, full-time); $45,007 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 38
#103

The Catholic University of America

(Washington, DC)

283 $46,390 per credit (full-time) 37
#103

Florida International University

(Miami, FL)

374 $21,406 per year (in-state, full-time); $35,650 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 37
#103

Stetson University

(Gulfport, FL)

672 $40,256 per year (full-time) 37
#106

Cleveland State University (Cleveland-​Marshall)

(Cleveland, OH)

278 $24,887 per year (in-state, full-time); $34,174 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 35
#106

Creighton University

(Omaha, NE)

338 $36,258 per year (full-time) 35
#106

Howard University

(Washington, DC)

413 $33,832 per year (full-time) 35
#106

University of Mississippi

(University, MS)

379 $15,036 per year (in-state, full-time); $32,374 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 35
#106

Washburn University

(Topeka, KS)

297 $19,964 per year (in-state, full-time); $31,129 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 35
#111

DePaul University

(Chicago, IL)

602 $45,450 per year (full-time) 34
#111

Drake University

(Des Moines, IA)

305 $38,866 per year (full-time) 34
#111

Drexel University (Kline)

(Philadelphia, PA)

386 $1,381 per credit (full-time) 34
#111

Duquesne University

(Pittsburgh, PA)

305 $39,766 per year (full-time) 34
#111

Hofstra University (Deane)

(Hempstead, NY)

679 $54,250 per year (full-time) 34
#111

New York Law School

(New York, NY)

578 $49,240 per year (full-time) 34
#111

Seattle University

(Seattle, WA)

557 $41,900 per year (full-time) 34
#111

Texas A&M University

(Fort Worth, TX)

396 $33,092 per year (in-state, full-time); $33,092 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 34
#111

University of Baltimore

(Baltimore, MD)

496 $29,184 per year (in-state, full-time); $43,002 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 34
#111

University of Idaho

(Moscow, ID)

334 $17,230 per year (in-state, full-time); $31,234 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 34
#111

University of Maine

(Portland, ME)

241 $23,610 per year (in-state, full-time); $34,680 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 34
#111

University of St. Thomas

(Minneapolis, MN)

340 $37,941 per year (full-time) 34
#123

Marquette University

(Milwaukee, WI)

521 $42,270 per year (full-time) 33
#123

Mercer University (George)

(Macon, GA)

415 $37,260 per year (full-time) 33
#123

Texas Tech University

(Lubbock, TX)

561 $23,262 per year (in-state, full-time); $33,732 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 33
#123

University of Missouri—​Kansas City

(Kansas City, MO)

387 $18,466 per year (in-state, full-time); $35,110 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 33
#123

University of Montana

(Missoula, MT)

236 $11,393 per year (in-state, full-time); $30,078 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 33
#123

University of Wyoming

(Laramie, WY)

237 $14,911 per year (in-state, full-time); $31,241 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 33
#129

Albany Law School

(Albany, NY)

364 $43,398 per year (full-time) 32
#129

Santa Clara University

(Santa Clara, CA)

506 $1,623 per credit (full-time) 32
#131

CUNY

(Long Island City, NY)

310 $14,663 per year (in-state, full-time); $23,983 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 31
#132

Gonzaga University

(Spokane, WA)

336 $36,510 per year (full-time) 30
#132

Quinnipiac University

(Hamden, CT)

208 $48,049 per year (full-time) 30
#132

Vermont Law School

(South Royalton, VT)

375 $47,873 per year (full-time) 30
#132

Willamette University (Collins)

(Salem, OR)

301 $37,625 per year (full-time) 30
#136

Chapman University (Fowler)

(Orange, CA)

436 $48,602 per year (full-time) 29
#136

Pace University

(White Plains, NY)

466 $45,376 per year (full-time) 29
#136

University of Akron

(Akron, OH)

285 $24,452 per year (in-state, full-time); $24,552 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 29
#136

University of Arkansas—​Little Rock (Bowen)

(Little Rock, AR)

287 $14,447 per year (in-state, full-time); $29,223 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 29
#140

Hamline University*

(St. Paul, MN)

171 $40,128 per year (full-time) 28
#140

Loyola University New Orleans

(New Orleans, LA)

425 $43,410 per year (full-time) 28
#140

William Mitchell College of Law*

(St. Paul, MN)

375 $39,560 per year (full-time) 28
#143

University of South Dakota

(Vermillion, SD)

212 $14,688 per year (in-state, full-time); $31,747 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 27
#144

Campbell University

(Raleigh, NC)

399 $39,475 per year (full-time) 25
#144

Northern Illinois University

(De Kalb, IL)

241 $22,118 per year (in-state, full-time); $38,374 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 25
#144

Oklahoma City University

(Oklahoma City, OK)

385 $1,065 per credit (full-time) 25
#144

University of North Dakota

(Grand Forks, ND)

224 $11,161 per year (in-state, full-time); $24,836 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 25
#144

University of the Pacific (McGeorge)

(Sacramento, CA)

356 $48,274 per year (full-time) 25
#144

University of Toledo

(Toledo, OH)

196 $19,612 per year (in-state, full-time); $31,161 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 25
Rank Not Published

Appalachian School of Law

(Grundy, VA)

110 N/A  
Rank Not Published

Arizona Summit Law School

(Phoenix, AZ)

N/A N/A  
Rank Not Published

Atlanta's John Marshall Law School

(Atlanta, GA)

N/A N/A  
Rank Not Published

Ave Maria School of Law

(Naples, FL)

268 $41,706 per year (full-time)  
Rank Not Published

Barry University

(Orlando, FL)

476 $35,844 per year (full-time)  
Rank Not Published

California Western School of Law

(San Diego, CA)

514 $47,260 per year (full-time)  
Rank Not Published

Capital University

(Columbus, OH)

255 $1,202 per credit (full-time)  
Rank Not Published

Charleston School of Law

(Charleston, SC)

297 $40,116 per year (full-time)  
Rank Not Published

Charlotte School of Law

(Charlotte, NC)

N/A N/A  
Rank Not Published

Elon University

(Greensboro, NC)

315 $33,334 per year (full-time)  
Rank Not Published

Faulkner University (Jones)

(Montgomery, AL)

259 N/A  
Rank Not Published

Florida A&M University

(Orlando, FL)

N/A N/A  
Rank Not Published

Florida Coastal School of Law

(Jacksonville, FL)

666 $44,620 per year (full-time)  
Rank Not Published

Golden Gate University

(San Francisco, CA)

253 $46,850 per year (full-time)  
Rank Not Published

The John Marshall Law School

(Chicago, IL)

744 $45,780 per year (full-time)  
Rank Not Published

Liberty University

(Lynchburg, VA)

172 $31,562 per year (full-time)  
Rank Not Published

Mississippi College

(Jackson, MS)

380 $33,630 per year (full-time)  
Rank Not Published

New England Law Boston

(Boston, MA)

466 $45,686 per year (full-time)  
Rank Not Published

North Carolina Central University

(Durham, NC)

470 $12,655 per year (in-state, full-time); $27,696 per year (out-of-state, full-time)  
Rank Not Published

Northern Kentucky University (Chase)

(Highland Heights, KY)

297 $17,576 per year (in-state, full-time); $28,418 per year (out-of-state, full-time)  
Rank Not Published

Nova Southeastern University (Broad)

(Fort Lauderdale, FL)

563 $37,985 per year (full-time)  
Rank Not Published

Ohio Northern University (Pettit)

(Ada, OH)

197 $26,030 per year (full-time)  
Rank Not Published

Regent University

(Virginia Beach, VA)

246 $1,140 per credit (full-time)  
Rank Not Published

Roger Williams University

(Bristol, RI)

370 $34,596 per year (full-time)  
Rank Not Published

Samford University (Cumberland)

(Birmingham, AL)

424 $37,096 per year (full-time)  
Rank Not Published

Southern Illinois University—​Carbondale

(Carbondale, IL)

354 $19,474 per year (in-state, full-time); $41,120 per year (out-of-state, full-time)  
Rank Not Published

Southern University Law Center

(Baton Rouge, LA)

455 $13,560 per year (in-state, full-time); $24,160 per year (out-of-state, full-time)  
Rank Not Published

South Texas College of Law

(Houston, TX)

794 $29,490 per year (full-time)  
Rank Not Published

Southwestern Law School

(Los Angeles, CA)

659 $48,280 per year (full-time)  
Rank Not Published

St. Mary's University

(San Antonio, TX)

599 $34,640 per year (full-time)  
Rank Not Published

St. Thomas University

(Miami Gardens, FL)

630 N/A  
Rank Not Published

Suffolk University

(Boston, MA)

788 $46,042 per year (full-time)  
Rank Not Published

Texas Southern University (Marshall)

(Houston, TX)

508 N/A  
Rank Not Published

Thomas Jefferson School of Law

(San Diego, CA)

485 $46,200 per year (full-time)  
Rank Not Published

Touro College (Fuchsberg)

(Central Islip, NY)

347 $45,950 per year (full-time)  
Rank Not Published

University of Dayton

(Dayton, OH)

256 $35,665 per year (full-time)  
Rank Not Published

University of Detroit Mercy

(Detroit, MI)

438 $40,532 per year (full-time)  
Rank Not Published

University of Memphis (Humphreys)

(Memphis, TN)

307 $18,387 per year (in-state, full-time); $26,247 per year (out-of-state, full-time)  
Rank Not Published

University of San Francisco

(San Francisco, CA)

431 $46,860 per year (full-time)  
Rank Not Published

University of the District of Columbia (Clarke)

(Washington, DC)

156 $11,516 per year (in-state, full-time); $22,402 per year (out-of-state, full-time)  
Rank Not Published

Valparaiso University

(Valparaiso, IN)

121 $40,372 per year (full-time)  
Rank Not Published

Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School

(Lansing, MI)

174 $47,890 per year (full-time)  
Rank Not Published

Western New England University

(Springfield, MA)

N/A N/A  
Rank Not Published

Western State College of Law at Argosy University

(Irvine, CA)

223 $43,350 per year (full-time)  
Rank Not Published

Whittier College

(Costa Mesa, CA)

326 $44,370 per year (full-time)  
Rank Not Published

Widener University (Commonwealth)

(Harrisburg, PA)

137 $1,396 per credit (full-time)  
Rank Not Published

Widener University

(Wilmington, DE)

317 $1,396 per credit (full-time)  
Unranked

Belmont University

(Nashville, TN)

240 $39,070 per year (full-time)  
Unranked

Concordia University

(Boise, ID)

N/A N/A  
Unranked

Inter-​American University

(San Juan, PR)

N/A N/A  
Unranked

Lincoln Memorial University

(Knoxville, TN)

66 $1,073 per credit (full-time)  
Unranked

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico

(Ponce, PR)

N/A N/A  
Unranked

University of La Verne

(Ontario, CA)

N/A N/A  
Unranked

University of Massachusetts—​Dartmouth

(North Dartmouth, MA)

123 $25,016 per year (in-state, full-time); $32,768 per year (out-of-state, full-time)  
Unranked

University of Puerto Rico

(Rio Piedras, PR)

N/A N/A  

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