One year or less Master's in Law: 73 US programs

one-year Programs

Every program here is 12 months long or shorter.

1
Harvard University
Master of Laws
Application deadline
Dec 1
Annual tuition
$80,760
Program duration
12 months
2
Stanford University
Master of Laws in Corporate Governance & Practice
Application deadline
Dec 1
Annual tuition
$77,454
Program duration
9 months
3
University of California, Berkeley
LLM
Annual tuition
$83,294
Program duration
9 months
4
Yale University
Master of Laws
Application deadline
Dec 1
Annual tuition
$78,961
Program duration
12 months
5
University of Pennsylvania
LLM Program
Application deadline
Dec 15 +1
Annual tuition
$78,348
Program duration
12 months
6
University of Chicago
Master of Laws
Application deadline
Dec 15 +2
Annual tuition
$83,316
Program duration
12 months
7
Columbia University
Master of Laws
Application deadline
Dec 2
Annual tuition
$85,368
Program duration
10 months
8
Cornell University
General LLM
Application deadline
Dec 15
Annual tuition
$84,722
Program duration
12 months
9
University of California, Los Angeles
Master of Laws (LLM)
Application deadline
Feb 1
Annual tuition
$76,772
Program duration
12 months
10
University of Michigan--Ann Arbor
LLM
Application deadline
Jan 15
Annual tuition
$79,108
Program duration
12 months

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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	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
#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
#22	Duke University	LLM	12 months
#23	Northwestern University	General LLM	9 months
#23	Northwestern University	LLM	9 months
#23	Northwestern University	LLM (Master of Law)	9 months
#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	Traditional LLM	12 months
#31	The University of Texas at Austin	Master of Laws (LLM)	12 months
#40	Pennsylvania State University--University Park	Master of Laws	12 months
#41	University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign	Master of Laws	12 months
#42	University of Southern California	Master of Dispute Resolution (MDR)	12 months
#42	University of Southern California	Master of Laws (LLM)	12 months
#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 Laws LLM	12 months
#75	University of Pittsburgh	Master of Laws (LLM) for Foreign-Trained Lawyers	12 months
#85	Boston University	Master of Law in Banking & Financial Law	12 months
#85	Boston University	Master of Law in Intellectual Property Law	12 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
#99	University of Georgia	Master of Law	12 months
#126	Indiana University--Bloomington	Master of Laws	12 months
#134	University of Colorado Boulder	Master of Studies in Law in Ethics and Compliance	12 months
#201–250	Case Western Reserve University	Masters in Patent Practice	9 months full-time
#201–250	Northeastern University	Master of Law (LLM: Health Policy and Law)	9 months
#201–250	Northeastern University	Master of Law (LLM: Human Rights)	12 months
#201–250	Northeastern University	Master of Law (LLM: Intellectual Property and Innovation)	9 months
#201–250	Northeastern University	Master of Law (LLM: International Business Law)	12 months
#201–250	Northeastern University	Master of Law (LLM: Law and Economic Development)	9 months
#201–250	Northeastern University	Master of Science in Criminal Justice	12 months
#251–300	University of Miami	LLM in International Law: General or Inter-American Specialization	9 months
#251–300	University of Miami	LLM in Maritime Law	9 months
#251–300	University of Miami	White & Case International Arbitration LLM	9 months
#301–400	Boston College	LLM	12 months
#301–400	University at Buffalo--SUNY	Master of Law	12 months
#401–500	Florida State University	LLM	12 months
	Fordham University	Master of Laws in Fashion Law	12 months
	Illinois Institute of Technology	Master of Laws in Legal Innovation and Technology	1 year full-time
	Illinois Institute of Technology	Master of Laws in Trial Advocacy	12 months
	Saint Louis University	Master of Laws in American Law	12 months
	Southern Methodist University	Master of Laws	12 months
	University of New Hampshire	Master of Laws in Commerce and Technology	12 months
	University of Oregon	Master of Laws in Environmental & Natural Resources Law Concentration	12 months
	University of San Diego	Master of Laws (International Law)	12 months

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