Compare 220 Law Master's Programs in the US
Grad School Navigator tracks 220 Law master's programs in the US across 70 universities. Most programs take about 12 months, while published annual tuition ranges from $17,985 to $111,283. Start with the ranked programs below, then use Explorer to compare the details that matter to your shortlist.
Top Programs
Sorted by Grad School Navigator University Rank. Each row also shows QS, Times Higher Education, U.S. News, or Academic Ranking of World Universities positions when available.
- 1
Harvard University
- Grad School Navigator#1University rank
- QS#1Subject rank
- Times Higher Education#6Subject rank
- U.S. News#1University rank
- Application deadline
- Dec 1
- Annual tuition
- $80,760
- Program duration
- 12 months
- 2
Stanford University
- Grad School Navigator#2University rank
- QS#5Subject rank
- Times Higher Education#1Subject rank
- U.S. News#3University rank
- Application deadline
- Dec 1
- Annual tuition
- $77,454
- Program duration
- 9 months
- 3
University of California, Berkeley
- Grad School Navigator#6University rank
- QS#10Subject rank
- Times Higher Education#7Subject rank
- U.S. News#7University rank
- Annual tuition
- $83,294
- Program duration
- 9 months
- 4
Yale University
- Grad School Navigator#8University rank
- QS#4Subject rank
- Times Higher Education=9Subject rank
- U.S. News#8University rank
- Application deadline
- Dec 1
- Annual tuition
- $78,961
- Program duration
- 12 months
- 5
University of Pennsylvania
- Grad School Navigator#10University rank
- QS#22Subject rank
- Times Higher Education=36Subject rank
- U.S. News#17University rank
- Application deadline
- Dec 15 +1
- Annual tuition
- $78,348
- Program duration
- 12 months
- 6
University of Chicago
- Grad School Navigator#11University rank
- QS#12Subject rank
- Times Higher Education=9Subject rank
- U.S. News#25University rank
- Application deadline
- Dec 15 +2
- Annual tuition
- $83,316
- Program duration
- 12 months
- 7
Columbia University
- Grad School Navigator#12University rank
- QS#8Subject rank
- Times Higher Education#4Subject rank
- U.S. News#10University rank
- Application deadline
- Dec 2
- Annual tuition
- $85,368
- Program duration
- 10 months
- 8
Cornell University
- Grad School Navigator#13University rank
- QS=26Subject rank
- Times Higher Education#45Subject rank
- U.S. News#13University rank
- Application deadline
- Dec 15
- Annual tuition
- $84,722
- Program duration
- 12 months
- 9
University of California, Los Angeles
- Grad School Navigator#17University rank
- QS#31Subject rank
- Times Higher Education#22Subject rank
- U.S. News#11University rank
- Application deadline
- Feb 1
- Annual tuition
- $76,772
- Program duration
- 12 months
- 10
University of Michigan--Ann Arbor
- Grad School Navigator#19University rank
- QS=42Subject rank
- Times Higher Education=24Subject rank
- U.S. News#21University rank
- Application deadline
- Jan 15
- Annual tuition
- $79,108
- Program duration
- 12 months
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The complete list of Law Master's Programs, ranked by their global university rank first.
| Rank | University | Program | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Harvard University | Master of Laws | 12 months |
| #2 | Stanford University | Master of Laws in Corporate Governance & Practice | 9 months |
| #2 | Stanford University | Master of Laws in Environmental Law and Policy | 9 months |
| #2 | Stanford University | Master of Laws in International Economic Law, Business & Policy | 9 months |
| #2 | Stanford University | Master of Laws in Law, Science & Technology | 9 months |
| #6 | University of California, Berkeley | LLM | 9 months |
| #6 | University of California, Berkeley | LLM Traditional Track | 9 months |
| #6 | University of California, Berkeley | Master of Law | 9 months |
| #8 | Yale University | Master of Laws | 12 months |
| #8 | Yale University | Master of Studies in Law | 12 months |
| #10 | University of Pennsylvania | LLM Program | 12 months |
| #10 | University of Pennsylvania | Masters in Law | 24 months |
| #10 | University of Pennsylvania | The LLCM (Masters in Comparative Law) program | 12 months |
| #11 | University of Chicago | Master of Laws | 12 months |
| #11 | University of Chicago | Master of Legal Studies | 12 months |
| #12 | Columbia University | Master of Laws | 10 months |
| #13 | Cornell University | General LLM | 12 months |
| #13 | Cornell University | Master of Laws | 12 months |
| #13 | Cornell University | Master of Laws (LLM) in Law, Technology and Entrepreneurship | 24 months |
| #13 | Cornell University | Master of Science in Legal Studies (MSL.S.) | 20 months |
| #17 | University of California, Los Angeles | Master of Laws (LLM) | 12 months |
| #19 | University of Michigan--Ann Arbor | International Tax LLM | 12 months |
| #19 | University of Michigan--Ann Arbor | LLM | 12 months |
| #19 | University of Michigan--Ann Arbor | Master of Advanced Corporation Law | 3 months |
| #19 | University of Michigan--Ann Arbor | Master of Comparative Law | |
| #22 | Duke University | JD|Master in Global Business Law | |
| #22 | Duke University | LLM | 12 months |
| #22 | Duke University | Master of Science in Theological Studies | 24 months |
| #23 | Northwestern University | General LLM | 9 months |
| #23 | Northwestern University | LLM | 9 months |
| #23 | Northwestern University | LLM (Master of Law) | 9 months |
| #23 | Northwestern University | Master of Science in Law | 48 months |
| #24 | New York University | Executive LLM | 60 months |
| #24 | New York University | JD|LLM in International Law | 48 months |
| #24 | New York University | JD|LLM in Taxation | |
| #24 | New York University | LLM | 12 months |
| #24 | New York University | LLM -- International Business Regulation, Litigation and Arbitration | 12 months |
| #24 | New York University | LLM --Corporation Law | 12 months |
| #24 | New York University | LLM --Environmental and Energy Law | 12 months |
| #24 | New York University | LLM (International Legal Studies) | 12 months |
| #24 | New York University | LLM in Legal Theory | 12 months |
| #24 | New York University | LLM-Competition,Innovation and Information Law | 12 months |
| #24 | New York University | LLMs in International Taxation | 12 months |
| #24 | New York University | LLMs in Taxation | 60 months |
| #24 | New York University | Traditional LLM | 12 months |
| #25 | University of Washington | Asian and Comparative Law LLM | |
| #25 | University of Washington | General Law LLM | |
| #25 | University of Washington | Global Business Law LLM | |
| #25 | University of Washington | Health Law LLM | |
| #25 | University of Washington | Intellectual Property Law & Policy LLM | |
| #25 | University of Washington | Sustainable International Development | |
| #25 | University of Washington | Taxation LLM | |
| #31 | The University of Texas at Austin | Master of Laws (LLM) | 12 months |
| #36 | Washington University in St. Louis | LLM for International Lawyers | |
| #38 | University of Wisconsin--Madison | Master of Law - Legal Institutions | |
| #40 | Pennsylvania State University--University Park | Master of Laws | 12 months |
| #41 | University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign | Master of Laws | 12 months |
| #41 | University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign | Master of Studies in Law (MSL) | 24 months |
| #42 | University of Southern California | Master of Comparative Law (MCL) | |
| #42 | University of Southern California | Master of Dispute Resolution (MDR) | 12 months |
| #42 | University of Southern California | Master of Laws (LLM) | 12 months |
| #42 | University of Southern California | Master of Laws in Alternative Dispute Resolution (LLM in ADR) | |
| #42 | University of Southern California | Two-Year Extended Master of Laws (LLM) | 24 months |
| #43 | Emory University | LLM, Generalized Studies Concentration | 48 months |
| #43 | Emory University | Master of Law | |
| #52 | Vanderbilt University | LLM | 12 months |
| #55 | University of Virginia | LLM program | 12 months |
| #62 | University of California, Davis | Master of Laws (LLM) Program | 10 months |
| #65 | University of California--Irvine | Master of Law | 12 months |
| #72 | University of Minnesota--Twin Cities | Master of Law in Patent Law | |
| #72 | University of Minnesota--Twin Cities | Master of Laws LLM | 12 months |
| #72 | University of Minnesota--Twin Cities | Master of Science in Patent Law | 36 months |
| #75 | University of Pittsburgh | Master of Laws (LLM) for Foreign-Trained Lawyers | 12 months |
| #75 | University of Pittsburgh | Master of Studies in Law Degree | 24 months |
| #77 | University of Notre Dame | LLM (Master of Laws) | |
| #77 | University of Notre Dame | Master of laws degree (JJ.M) in International Human Rights Law | |
| #78 | Tufts University | Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy | 24 months |
| #85 | Boston University | Executive Master of Law in International Business Law | 36 months |
| #85 | Boston University | LLM (Master of Laws) | |
| #85 | Boston University | Master of Law in American Law | |
| #85 | Boston University | Master of Law in Banking & Financial Law | 12 months |
| #85 | Boston University | Master of Law in Intellectual Property Law | 12 months |
| #85 | Boston University | Master of Law in Taxation | |
| #85 | Boston University | Master of Science in Criminal Justice | 16 months |
| #85 | Boston University | Master of Science in Criminal Justice, Crime Analysis Concentration | 16 months |
| #85 | Boston University | Master of Science in Criminal Justice, Strategic Management Concentration | 16 months |
| #85 | Boston University | Two-year Master of Law | |
| #91 | Michigan State University | Master in American Legal System | 24 months |
| #91 | Michigan State University | Master in Global Food Law | 60 months |
| #91 | Michigan State University | Master in Intellectual Property Law | |
| #91 | Michigan State University | Master of Legal Studies | 36 months |
| #91 | Michigan State University | Master of Science in Criminal Justice (On-Campus) | |
| #91 | Michigan State University | Master of Science in Law Enforcement Intelligence and Analysis (Online) | 24 months |
| #92 | Georgetown University | Environmental and Energy Law LLM | |
| #92 | Georgetown University | International Business and Economic Law LLM | 36 months |
| #92 | Georgetown University | Master of Laws | 36 months |
| #92 | Georgetown University | Master of Studies in Law (MSL) in Taxation | 36 months |
| #93 | Texas A&M University--College Station | Master of Laws | 12 months |
| #93 | Texas A&M University--College Station | Master of Laws in Intellectual Property | 12 months |
| #95 | Ohio State University--Columbus | Master in the Study of Law | 60 months |
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