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CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice tops our list of 44 Public Master's Law universities in the United States at #545 in the QS World University Rankings 2024. University of Cincinnati (#185 in United States) and Seattle University (#195 in United States) complete the top three. Across the whole list there are 61 courses to choose from.
44 universities · ranked best first
how we rankPublic University · 2 courses in Master's Law
Public University · 1 course in Master's Law
Public University · 1 course in Master's Law
Public University · 2 courses in Master's Law
Public University · 1 course in Master's Law
Public University · 1 course in Master's Law
Public University · 1 course in Master's Law
Public University · 1 course in Master's Law
Public University · 1 course in Master's Law
Public University · 1 course in Master's Law
Public University · 1 course in Master's Law
Public University · 1 course in Master's Law
Public University · 2 courses in Master's Law
Public University · 1 course in Master's Law
Public University · 1 course in Master's Law
Public University · 1 course in Master's Law
Public University · 2 courses in Master's Law
Public University · 7 courses in Master's Law
Public University · 1 course in Master's Law
Public University · 1 course in Master's Law
Public University · 1 course in Master's Law
Public University · 1 course in Master's Law
Public University · 1 course in Master's Law
Public University · 1 course in Master's Law
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Only one university here holds a QS World position — CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice at #545 — so it heads the list. Below them, universities follow their research output: University of Cincinnati is cited most (10,215,229 citations). 1 university have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
44 are public and 0 private (100% public). By location, Texas (1) and Arizona (1) account for the most of those we can place. The University of Arizona Global Campus is the largest, with 20,152 students.
Within the subject, the largest areas are Law (56), Law (JD) (3) and Criminal Law (2). The usual length is 1–2 years and Up to 2 years. 62% are full-time and 20 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (100% of courses with a stated intake). Pepperdine University offers the widest choice, with 7 of these courses.
We hold indicative fees for 2 of these universities. The University of Arizona Global Campus is the least expensive at USD 11,960 a year and Texas A&M University-San Antonio the most at USD 23,255; the middle of the range is about USD 23,255. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice (QS World #545), University of Cincinnati (#185 in United States) and Seattle University (#195 in United States) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
Of those with published fees, The University of Arizona Global Campus is the least expensive at about USD 11,960 a year. Fees are indicative — confirm on the university's site.
44 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 1–2 years, with Up to 2 years the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 100% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
20 of these courses are listed as online.
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