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Top 10 Law Schools for Health Law
In 2014, Law Street Media released its first set of law school rankings, in response to the changing legal education industry. Law Street Specialty Rankings are a detailed resource for prospective law students as they consider the many law schools across the country. You'll notice some differences this year, as we return to the categories we first ranked in 2014. This year, we've changed the way we do our methodology slightly, to reflect feedback from our readers and the law school community. We've also redesigned our look, to make it easier to navigate and compare various schools. But as always, Law Street Specialty Rankings are built to blend the quantitative and qualitative in a way that accurately highlights the top law schools based on specialty programs. Check out this year's full list here.
This year's law school specialty rankings were compiled by Anneliese Mahoney, Alexis Evans, Celia Heudebourg, Gabe Fernandez, James Levinson, Josh Schmidt, and Marcus Dieterle.
Jobs: 15/20
Students at McKinney Law are well positioned to find jobs after graduation; they are also able to get great practical experience in health law. The school has a Health and Human Rights Clinic as well as a Disability Law Clinic.
Classes: 25/25
The McKinney School of Law offers a vast selection of health-related law courses. Many of these classes focus on the business and policy aspects of health care law. However, students can also choose to take courses on the intersections of housing policy and health or human rights and health care.
Networking: 15/15
Law community members can meet one another at various events related to health law that the university hosts, including health law discussions every semester and an annual health law symposium.
Extracurriculars: 11/15
This law school offers a few extracurriculars dedicated to helping health law-focused students pursue their interests. The Health Law Journal is entering its 15th year and specializes in bioethics, malpractice, and health care. The law school’s Health Law Society also brings together students to advance their careers and take on philanthropic initiatives.
Location: 12/15
The Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law’s location in Indianapolis helped the school do well in this category, earning it 12 points.
Other Rankings: 5/10
Indiana University’s McKinney School of Law received some attention on other lists, giving it five points in this category.
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