Harvard University has one of the best law programs in the nation. U.S. News and World Report ranked Harvard as the second best law program in the nation. Harvard's law program offers a Ph.D. as part of a coordinated Ph.D./J.D. program. Harvard's interdisciplinary approach to research makes Harvard a good choice for students with a wide variety of interests. The program is coordinated with the School of Arts and Sciences. In order to complete the program students must be admitted to both the law school and the graduate school. A number of courses in the program are designed to meet the curriculum requirements of both the graduate college and the law school. These include courses covering topics such as crisis, globalization and economics, ethics, economics and law and legal history.
Harvard University
School of Law
1563 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 495-3109
law.harvard.edu
Columbia University's law school was rated at the top law school in the nation for the study of international law by U.S. News and World Report for 2009. Like Harvard, Columbia is renown for its interdisciplinary research programs. Students also pursue their degrees through both the law school and through the graduate school of arts and sciences. Students can pursue several interests within the program including economics, history, philosophy, political science, psychology and sociology.
Columbia University
Law School
435 W. 116th Street
New York, NY 10027
(212) 854-2670
law.columbia.edu
Stanford University as a whole is world renown for its interdisciplinary studies across all fields of academia. Stanford's law school is no exception. Rated the third best program in the nation for 2009 by U.S. News and World Report, Stanford Law School offers over 20 different subject areas in its joint J.D./Ph.D. program. Fields of study include business, economics, bioengineering, computer science, education, history, philosophy and political science. Stanford offers a number of advantages through its program that cannot be realized at other institutions. For instance, offers the flexibility to create a joint-degree program that crosses just about any discipline that relates to the law degree. Another advantage of this cross-disciplinary approach is that Stanford students can generally finish their program anywhere up to two years quicker than at other schools. This has the advantage of saving both time and money.
Stanford University
Law School
Crown Quadrangle
559 Nathan Abbott Way
Stanford, CA 94305-8610
(650) 723-4985
law.stanford.edu