The legal industry is changing and law schools are no exception. Applications and enrollment are both down, and the value of the traditional legal education with its current price tag is the subject of continual debate. Law Street Specialty Rankings are a detailed resource for prospective law students as they consider the many law schools across the country. Law Street Specialty Rankings blend the quantitative and qualitative in a way that accurately highlights the top law schools based on specialty programs.

J.D./M.B.A Programs

Full List: Top Schools for J.D./M.B.A. Programs

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1. Yale Law School

2. Harvard Law School

3. Cornell Law School

4. University of Pennsylvania Law School

5. Columbia Law School

6. Notre Dame Law School

7. New York University School of Law

8. Indiana University Maurer School of Law

9. UC Berkeley School of Law

10. University of Texas School of Law

Civil Rights Law

Full List: Top Schools for Civil Rights Law

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1. New York University School of Law

2. Columbia Law School

3. Georgetown University Law Center

4. George Washington University Law School

5. Harvard Law School

6. University of Texas School of Law

7. University of Pennsylvania Law School

8. University of Virginia Law School

9. University of Michigan Law School

10. University of California, Los Angeles School of Law

Criminal Law

Full List: Top Schools for Criminal Law

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1. Harvard Law School

2. Columbia Law School

3. University of Pennsylvania Law School

4. Georgetown University Law Center

5. New York University School of Law

6. University of Chicago Law School

7. University of Colorado, Boulder Law School

8. American University, Washington College of Law

9. Northwestern University School of Law

10. University of Virginia School of Law

Family Law

Full List: Top Schools for Family Law

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1. Loyola University Chicago School of Law

2. University of Colorado, Boulder Law School

3. DePaul University College of Law

4. Seton Hall University School of Law

5. University of Florida Levin College of Law

6. Harvard Law School

7. Fordham University School of Law

8. Columbia Law School

9. Hofstra University, Maurice A. Deane School of Law

10. New York University School of Law

International Law 

Full List: Top Schools for International Law

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1. Georgetown University Law Center

2. Columbia Law School

3. Harvard Law School

4. New York University School of Law

5. American University, Washington College of Law

6. Fordham University School of Law

7. University of Michigan Law School

8. Northwestern University School of Law

9. University of Virginia School of Law

10. University of California-Los Angeles School of Law

Law Street began ranking specialties in 2014, focusing on Intellectual Property Law, Healthcare Law, Business Law, Environmental & Energy Law, and Entertainment Law. Click here to read the 2014 Law School Specialty Rankings.

Click here for information on rankings methodology.

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Research and analysis done by Law Street’s Law School Rankings team: Alexis Evans, Hyunjae Ham, Toni Keddell, and Symon Rowlands.

Alexis Evans

Alexis Evans is an Assistant Editor at Law Street and a Buckeye State native. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism and a minor in Business from Ohio University. Contact Alexis at aevans@LawStreetMedia.com.

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