The Best Law Schools For Human Rights Law (2025) - Above the Law

"At a time when hard-won discrimination protections in the U.S. are being steadily eroded, we've never needed the passion and commitment of young lawyers aspiring to build careers in human rights more than we do today. The National Jurist's preLaw magazine recently released its ranking of the best law schools for human rights on its Human Rights Law Honor Roll, highlighting schools for the strength of their programs."

"Here's the methodology that was used: preLaw magazine grades law schools based on the breadth of their curricular offerings. Scores are weighted as follows: 30% for a concentration, 24% for a clinic, 12% for a center, 12% for an externship, 9% for a journal, 8% for a student group, 5% for a certificate and added value for additional offerings. Without further ado, according to preLaw Magazine, these are the law schools that earned A+ grades for their human rights law programs (listed in alphabetical order):"

"American University Case Western Reserve U. DePaul University Drake University Georgetown University Northeastern University Regent University Rutgers Law University of California Berkeley University of Iowa University of Minnesota University of Pennsylvania Click here to see the rest of the Honor Roll. Congratulations to all of the law schools that made the cut for this important ranking. Top law schools for health law [National Jurist]"

Hard-won discrimination protections in the U.S. are being steadily eroded, increasing demand for passionate young lawyers pursuing human-rights careers. A Human Rights Law Honor Roll ranked law schools for the strength and breadth of their human-rights programs. The ranking weighted curricular offerings: 30% for a concentration, 24% for a clinic, 12% for a center, 12% for an externship, 9% for a journal, 8% for a student group, 5% for a certificate, plus added value for additional offerings. Twelve law schools earned A+ grades, including American University, Case Western Reserve, DePaul, Drake, Georgetown, Northeastern, Regent, Rutgers, UC Berkeley, Iowa, Minnesota, and Penn.

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