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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: 16/20
Georgetown University Law Center students have great employment opportunities post-graduation. Additionally, students can gain work experience while in school, by participating in health law related clinical opportunities, such as a clinic that specifically focuses on climate, health and food, human rights, and trade.
Classes: 23/25
Georgetown students can take one of the program’s many courses or seminars on topics ranging from health law regulation to international public health. The O’Neill Institute for Global and National Health complements course offerings with other health law resources for students.
Networking: 12/15
Georgetown has offered plenty of events for students interested in health law like, for example, panels discussing the future of the Affordable Care Act. The school also tries to keep alumni engaged by providing resources and publications aimed at keeping former students connected.
Extracurriculars: 15/15
Georgetown offers a society that specifically engages with health law and bioethics. Georgetown has a Food and Drug Law Journal and the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health at the university provides opportunities for students to research and publish on health law topics.
Location: 15/15
Georgetown’s location in the nation’s capital and the school’s proximity to relevant employment in health law makes the school a great place for interested law students. The school earned a perfect score in this category.
Other Rankings: 10/10
Georgetown Law received a perfect score in the other rankings category because of how other sites viewed its health law program, designating it one of the best in the nation.
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