Healthcare Law

Ranked in 2013, part of Best Law Schools

Healthcare law courses often examine medical malpractice and public health issues, as students are prepared to work with hospitals, physicians, patients, and policymakers. These are the top healthcare law programs.

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Rankings Overall Law School Program Data
Rank School name Tuition & Fees Enrollment (full-time) LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile) Acceptance rate Employed 9 months after graduation 2 Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5) Bar passage rate (first-time test takers) GPA (25th-75th percentile) Employed at graduation 2 Peer assessment score (out of 5)
#3 Georgia State University

Atlanta, GA

$15,154 per year (in-state, full-time); $34,834 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 461
#5 Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, OH

$44,620 per year (full-time) 567
#6 Seton Hall University

Newark, NJ

$48,170 per year (full-time) 604
#8 University of Houston

Houston, TX

$29,748 per year (in-state, full-time); $39,699 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 632
#1 St. Louis University

St. Louis, MO

$36,885 per year (full-time) 709
#4 University of Maryland (Carey)

Baltimore, MD

$26,093 per year (in-state, full-time); $37,710 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 711
#2 Boston University

Boston, MA

$44,168 per year (full-time) 740
#11 University of Minnesota–​Twin Cities

Minneapolis, MN

$36,820 per year (in-state, full-time); $45,484 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 740
#7 Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, IL

$40,582 per year (full-time) 747
#9 Georgetown University

Washington, DC

$48,835 per year (full-time) 1,683
#10 Indiana University–​Indianapolis

Indianapolis, IN

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