Advanced Law Degree Programs
Many law schools offer advanced degrees. The most common of these is the one-year LL.M. (Master of Laws) degree, but there are other specialized law degrees ranging from short-term certificate programs to intensive S.J.D. (Doctor of Juridical Science) programs for those interested in academia. Below is information on all the accredited law schools in the U.S. and Canada that offer advanced law degrees.
If you are interested in obtaining an advanced degree, it is critical that you talk with professors in your field of interest. They can help steer you to a program that meets your individual needs.
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Advanced degree programs (by law school)
University of Akron School of Law LL.M. in Intellectual Property Law
University of Alabama School of Law LL.M. in Taxation
Albany Law School LL.M. in Government Administration and Regulation LL.M in Health Law LL.M. in Intellectual Property Law LL.M. in International Law LL.M. in Advanced Legal Studies
University of Alberta Faculty of Law LL.M. Postgraduate Diploma in Law
American University Washington College of Law LL.M. Program on Law & Government LL.M. in International Legal Studies S.J.D.
University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law LL.M. in Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy LL.M. in International Trade S.J.D.
Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law LL.M. in Biotechnology and Genomics LL.M. in Tribal Policy, Law, and Government
University of Arkansas School of Law LL.M. in Agricultural Law
University of Baltimore School of Law LL.M. in Taxation
Boston University School of Law LL.M. in Banking & Financial Law LL.M. in Intellectual Property Law LL.M. in Taxation
University of British Columbia Faculty of Law LL.M. Ph.D.
University at Buffalo Law School LL.M. in Criminal Law
University of Calgary Faculty of Law LL.M. in Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law
University of California, Berkeley - Boalt Hall LL.M. J.S.D.
University of California, Davis - King Hall LL.M. LL.M. in International Commercial Law
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) LL.M. S.J.D.
California Western School of Law LL.M. in Trial Advocacy (Federal Criminal Law Emphasis)
Capital University Law School LL.M. in Business LL.M. in Business and Taxation LL.M. in Taxation
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law LL.M. in General Studies LL.M. in Comparative Legal Thought LL.M. in Intellectual Property
Chapman University School of Law LL.M. in Prosecutorial Science LL.M. in Taxation
University of Chicago Law School LL.M. M.Comp.L. (Master of Comparative Law) J.S.D. (Doctor of Jurisprudence) D.Comp.L. (Doctor of Comparative Law)
Chicago-Kent College of Law LL.M. in Family Law LL.M. in Financial Services Law LL.M. in International and Comparative Law LL.M. in International Intellectual Property Law LL.M. in Taxation
Cleveland State University - Cleveland-Marshall College of Law LL.M.
Columbia Law School LL.M. J.S.D.
University of Connecticut School of Law LL.M. in Insurance Law
Dalhousie Law School LL.M. J.S.D. in Comparative Law J.S.D. in Environmental Law J.S.D. in International Law J.S.D. in Marine Law
University of Dayton School of Law LL.M. in Intellectual Property & Technology Law
University of Denver Sturm College of Law LL.M. in Environmental and Natural Resources Law and Policy LL.M. in Taxation
DePaul University College of Law LL.M. in Health Law LL.M. in Intellectual Property LL.M. in Taxation
Emory Law School LL.M. in International Commercial Law and International Politics
University of Florida - Frederic G. Levin College of Law LL.M. in International Taxation LL.M. in Taxation S.J.D. in Taxation
Fordham Law School LL.M. in Banking, Corporate, and Finance Law LL.M. in International Business and Trade Law LL.M. in Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law
Franklin Pierce Law Center LL.M. in Intellectual Property, Commerce, & Technology
George Mason University School of Law LL.M. in Intellectual Property LL.M. in Law & Economics
Georgetown University Law Center LL.M. in Global Health Law LL.M. in Individualized Study LL.M. in Securities & Financial Regulation LL.M. in Taxation S.J.D.
George Washington University Law School LL.M. in General Legal Studies LL.M. in Environmental Law LL.M. in International and Comparative Law LL.M. in Government Procurement Law LL.M. in Intellectual Property Law LL.M. in Litigation and Dispute Resolution S.J.D.
University of Georgia School of Law LL.M.
Golden Gate University School of Law LL.M. in Environmental Law LL.M. in Intellectual Property LL.M. in International Legal Studies LL.M. in Taxation LL.M. in United States Legal Studies S.J.D in International Legal Studies
Harvard Law School LL.M. S.J.D.
Hofstra University School of Law LL.M. in Family Law LL.M. in International Law
University of Houston Law Center LL.M. in Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Law LL.M. in Health Law LL.M. in Intellectual Property and Information Law LL.M. in International Law LL.M. in Tax Law
Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis LL.M. in Health Law Policy and Bioethics LL.M. in Intellectual Property Law LL.M. in International and Comparative Law LL.M. in International Human Rights Law S.J.D.
University of Iowa College of Law LL.M. in International and Comparative Law
John Marshall Law School LL.M. in Employee Benefits LL.M. in Information Technology and Privacy Law LL.M. in Intellectual Property Law LL.M. in International Business and Trade Law LL.M. in Real Estate Law LL.M. in Tax Law LL.M. in Global Legal Studies
University of Kansas School of Law LL.M. in Elder Law
Lewis & Clark Law School LL.M. in Environmental and Natural Resources Law
Louisiana State University - Paul M Hebert Law Center LL.M. in Comparative Law Master of Civil Law (M.C.L.)
Loyola Law School (Los Angeles) LL.M. in American Law and International Legal Practice LL.M. in Taxation
Loyola University Chicago School of Law LL.M. in Business Law LL.M. in Child and Family Law LL.M. in Health Law LL.M. in Tax Law S.J.D. in Health Law and Policy
University of Manitoba Faculty of Law - Robson Hall LL.M.
McGill University Faculty of Law LL.M. LL.M. in Air and Space Law LL.M. in Bioethics LL.M. in Comparative Law D.C.L. (Doctor of Civil Law)
University of Miami School of Law LL.M. in Estate Planning LL.M. in Inter-American Law LL.M. in International Law LL.M. in Ocean and Costal Law LL.M. in Real Property Development LL.M. in Taxation
Michigan State University College of Law LL.M. in Intellectual Property & Communications Law
University of Missouri - Columbia School of Law LL.M. in Dispute Resolution
University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law LL.M. in Estate Planning LL.M. in Taxation
New York Law School LL.M. in Taxation
New York University School of Law LL.M. in General Studies LL.M. in Corporation Law LL.M. in International Legal Studies LL.M. in International Taxation LL.M. in Law and the Global Economy LL.M. in Taxation LL.M. in Trade Regulation J.S.D. (Doctor of Juridical Science)
Northwestern University School of Law LL.M. in International Human Rights LL.M. in Taxation
Notre Dame Law School LL.M. in International and Comparative Law (in London) LL.M. in International Human Rights Law J.S.D. in International Human Rights Law
University of Ottawa Faculty of Law LL.M. and Doctorate of Laws Concentrations available in Law and Technology Civil Law Theory Women's Studies
Pace University School of Law LL.M. in Environmental Law S.J.D. in Environmental Law
University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law LL.M. in Government and Public Policy LL.M. in International Water Resources Law LL.M. in Transnational Business Practice
University of Pennsylvania Law School LL.M. LL.C.M. (Master of Comparative Law) S.J.D.
Pepperdine University School of Law LL.M. in Dispute Resolution
Queen's University Faculty of Law LL.M.
Quinnipiac University School of Law LL.M. in Health Law
St. John's University School of Law LL.M. in Bankruptcy
St. Louis University School of Law LL.M. in Health Law
St. Mary's University School of Law International and Comparative Law
St. Thomas University School of Law LL.M. in Intercultural Human Rights J.S.D. in Intercultural Human Rights
Samford University - Cumberland School of Law M.C.L. (Master of Comparative Law)
University of San Diego School of Law LL.M. in Business and Corporate Law LL.M. in General Studies LL.M. in International Law LL.M. in Taxation
University of San Francisco School of Law LL.M. in Intellectual Property and Technology Law
Santa Clara University School of Law LL.M. in Intellectual Property Law LL.M. in International and Comparative Law
University of Saskatchewan College of Law LL.M. with concentrations in Aboriginal Law Commercial Law Canadian Constitutional Law Criminal Law Human Rights
Seton Hall University School of Law LL.M. in Health Law
Southern Illinois University School of Law LL.M. LL.M. in Health Law and Policy
Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law LL.M. LL.M. in Taxation S.J.D.
Southwestern University School of Law LL.M. LL.M. in Entertainment and Media Law
Stetson University College of Law LL.M. in International Law
Suffolk University Law School LL.M. in Global Technology with concentrations in Biotechnology and Health Information Technology Intellectual Property International Law and Business
Temple University - James E. Beasley School of Law LL.M. in Taxation LL.M. in Transnational Law LL.M. in Trial Advocacy S.J.D.
University of Texas at Austin School of Law LL.M. in Latin American and International Law
Thomas M. Cooley Law School LL.M. in Intellectual Property LL.M. in Taxation
University of Toronto Faculty of Law LL.M. S.J.D.
Touro College - Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center LL.M.
Tulane University Law School LL.M. in Admiralty LL.M. in American Business Law LL.M. in Energy & Environmental Law LL.M. in General Studies LL.M. in International & Comparative Law S.J.D.
University of Tulsa College of Law LL.M. in American Indian and Indigenous Law
University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law LL.M. in Environmental and Resource Law
Vermont Law School LL.M. in Environmental Law
University of Victoria Faculty of Law LL.M. with concentrations in Aboriginal Rights Environmental Law and Policy Legal Theory, including Feminist and Critical Legal Theory Legal History Public Law, including Comparative Constitutional Law Ph.D. in the above concentrations
Villanova University School of Law LL.M. in Tax
University of Washington Law School LL.M. in Asian and Comparative Law LL.M. in Intellectual Property Law and Policy LL.M. in Sustainable International Development Law LL.M. in Taxation
Washington University School of Law LL.M. in Intellectual Property & Technology Law LL.M. in Taxation
Wayne State University Law School LL.M. in Corporate and Finance Law LL.M. in Labor and Employment Law LL.M. in Taxation
Western New England College School of Law LL.M. in Estate Planning and Elder Law
University of Western Ontario Faculty of Law LL.M.
Widener University School of Law LL.M. in Corporate Law and Finance LL.M. in Health Law S.J.D. in Health Law
Willamette University College of Law LL.M. in Transnational Law
University of Wisconsin Law School LL.M. S.J.D.
Yale Law School LL.M. J.S.D. (Doctor of the Science of Law)
York University - Osgoode Hall Law School LL.M. Ph.D.
Advanced degree programs (by subject matter)
Individualized Legal Studies Albany Law School University of Alberta Faculty of Law University of British Columbia Faculty of Law University of California, Berkeley - Boalt Hall University of California, Davis - King Hall University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law University of Chicago Law School Cleveland State University - Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Columbia Law School Dalhousie Law School George Washington University Law School Georgetown University Law Center University of Georgia School of Law Golden Gate University School of Law Harvard Law School Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis Louisiana State University - Paul M Hebert Law Center University of Manitoba Faculty of Law - Robson Hall McGill University Faculty of Law New York University School of Law University of Pennsylvania Law School Queen's University Faculty of Law University of San Diego School of Law Southern Illinois University School of Law Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law Southwestern University School of Law University of Toronto Faculty of Law Touro College - Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center Tulane University Law School University of Western Ontario Faculty of Law University of Wisconsin Law School Yale Law School York University - Osgoode Hall Law School
Aboriginal, Indigenous Peoples, and Indian Law University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law Arizona State University College of Law University of Manitoba Faculty of Law - Robson Hall University of Saskatchewan College of Law University of Tulsa College of Law University of Victoria Faculty of Law York University - Osgoode Hall Law School
Admiralty and Maritime Dalhousie Law School University of Miami School of Law Tulane University Law School
Agricultural Law University of Arkansas School of Law
Air and Space Law McGill University Faculty of Law
Asian Law University of Washington Law School
Bankruptcy St. John's University School of Law
Bioethics McGill University Faculty of Law
Biotechnology Arizona State University College of Law Suffolk University Law School
Business, Corporations, and Finance American University Washington College of Law Boston University School of Law University of California, Davis - King Hall Capital University Law School Chicago-Kent College of Law Fordham Law School Georgetown University Law Center John Marshall Law School Loyola University Chicago School of Law New York University School of Law University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law University of San Diego School of Law University of Saskatchewan College of Law Suffolk University Law School Tulane University Law School Wayne State University Law School Widener University School of Law
Canadian Constitutional Law University of Saskatchewan College of Law
Child Law Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Civil Law Louisiana State University - Paul M Hebert Law Center University of Ottawa Faculty of Law
Comparative Law Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law Chicago-Kent College of Law University of Chicago Law School Dalhousie Law School University of Iowa College of Law Louisiana State University - Paul M Hebert Law Center McGill University Faculty of Law University of Pennsylvania Law School St. Mary's University School of Law Samford University - Cumberland School of Law Santa Clara University School of Law Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law Tulane University Law School University of Victoria Faculty of Law University of Washington Law School Willamette University College of Law
Criminal Law University at Buffalo Law School California Western School of Law Chapman University School of Law University of Saskatchewan College of Law
Dispute Resolution George Washington University Law School University of Missouri - Columbia School of Law Pepperdine University School of Law
Elder Law University of Kansas School of Law Western New England College School of Law
Employment and Labor Law John Marshall Law School Wayne State University Law School
Entertainment Law Southwestern University School of Law
Environmental and Natural Resources Law American University Washington College of Law University of Calgary Faculty of Law Dalhousie Law School University of Denver Sturm College of Law George Washington University Law School Golden Gate University School of Law University of Houston Law Center Lewis & Clark Law School University of Miami School of Law Pace University School of Law University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law Tulane University Law School University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law Vermont Law School University of Victoria Faculty of Law University of Washington Law School
Estate Planning University of Miami School of Law University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law Western New England College School of Law
Family Law Chicago-Kent College of Law Hofstra University School of Law Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Government American University Washington College of Law Albany Law School George Washington University Law School University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law
Health Law Albany Law School DePaul University College of Law Georgetown University Law Center University of Houston Law Center Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis Loyola University Chicago School of Law Quinnipiac University School of Law St. Louis University School of Law Seton Hall University School of Law Southern Illinois University School of Law Suffolk University Law School Widener University School of Law
Human Rights American University Washington College of Law Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis Northwestern University School of Law Notre Dame Law School St. Thomas University School of Law University of Saskatchewan College of Law
Indian and Indigenous Peoples Law University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law Arizona State University College of Law University of Manitoba Faculty of Law - Robson Hall University of Saskatchewan Faculty of Law University of Tulsa College of Law University of Victoria Faculty of Law York University - Osgoode Hall Law School
Information Technology Fordham Law School University of Houston Law Center John Marshall Law School University of Ottawa Faculty of Law University of San Francisco School of Law Suffolk University Law School Washington University School of Law
Insurance Law University of Connecticut School of Law
Intellectual Property University of Akron School of Law Albany Law School Boston University School of Law Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law Chicago-Kent College of Law University of Dayton School of Law DePaul University College of Law Fordham Law School Franklin Pierce Law Center George Mason University School of Law George Washington University Law School Golden Gate University School of Law University of Houston Law Center Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis John Marshall Law School Michigan State University College of Law University of San Francisco School of Law Santa Clara University School of Law Suffolk University Law School Thomas M. Cooley Law School University of Washington Law School Washington University School of Law
International Law American University Washington College of Law Albany Law School University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law University of California, Davis - King Hall Chicago-Kent College of Law Dalhousie Law School University of Denver Sturm College of Law Emory Law School University of Florida Levin College of Law Fordham Law School Georgetown University Law Center George Washington University Law School Golden Gate University School of Law Hofstra University School of Law University of Houston Law Center Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis Instituto de Empressa (Madrid, Spain) University of Iowa College of Law John Marshall Law School Loyola Law School (Los Angeles) University of Miami School of Law New York University School of Law Northwestern University School of Law Notre Dame Law School University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law St. Mary's University School of Law University of San Diego School of Law Santa Clara University School of Law Stetson University College of Law Suffolk University Law School Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law University of Texas at Austin School of Law Tulane University Law School Willamette University College of Law
Latin American Law University of Texas at Austin School of Law
Law & Economics George Mason University School of Law
Legal History University of Victoria Faculty of Law
Legal Theory University of Victoria Faculty of Law
Litigation and Trial Advocacy California Western School of Law George Washington University Law School Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law
Marine Law Dalhousie Law School
Media Law Southwestern University School of Law
Property Law John Marshall Law School University of Miami School of Law
Taxation University of Alabama School of Law University of Baltimore School of Law Boston University School of Law Capital University Law School Chapman University School of Law Chicago-Kent College of Law University of Denver Sturm College of Law DePaul University College of Law University of Florida Levin College of Law Georgetown University Law Center Golden Gate University School of Law University of Houston Law Center John Marshall Law School Loyola Law School (Los Angeles) Loyola University Chicago School of Law University of Miami School of Law University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law New York Law School New York University School of Law Northwestern University School of Law University of San Diego School of Law Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law Thomas M. Cooley Law School Villanova University School of Law University of Washington Law School Washington University School of Law Wayne State University Law School
Women's Studies University of Ottawa Faculty of Law
Canadian law school programs
University of Alberta Faculty of Law LL.M. Postgraduate Diploma in Law
University of British Columbia Faculty of Law LL.M. Ph.D.
University of Calgary Faculty of Law LL.M. in Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law
Dalhousie Law School LL.M. J.S.D. in Comparative Law J.S.D. in Environmental Law J.S.D. in International Law J.S.D. in Marine Law
University of Manitoba Faculty of Law - Robson Hall LL.M.
McGill University Faculty of Law LL.M. LL.M. in Comparative Law LL.M. in Air and Space Law LL.M. in Bioethics Doctor of Civil Law (D.C.L.)
University of Ottawa Faculty of Law LL.M. and Doctorate of Laws Concentrations available in Law and Technology Civil Law Theory Women's Studies
University of Saskatchewan College of Law LL.M. with concentrations in Aboriginal Law Commercial Law Canadian Constitutional Law Criminal Law Human Rights
University of Toronto Faculty of Law LL.M. S.J.D.
University of Victoria Faculty of Law LL.M. with concentrations in Aboriginal Rights Environmental Law and Policy Legal Theory, including Feminist and Critical Legal Theory Legal History Public Law, including Comparative Constitutional Law Ph.D. in the above concentrations
University of Western Ontario Faculty of Law LL.M.
York University - Osgoode Hall Law School LL.M. Ph.D.
Other foreign law school programs
Instituto de Empressa (Madrid, Spain) Master of International Legal Practice |