Earn a degree to match your ambitions

Benefit from a rigorous curriculum at one of the nation’s top public law schools, featuring small cohorts that allow for close working relationships with professors, and access to one of the largest public law libraries in the country—second only to the Law Library of Congress. 

Whatever your career goals, a graduate law degree from Iowa Law will prepare you for your next step. 

Iowa Law is consistently ranked a Best Value by The National Jurist. You can expect tuition and a cost-of-living that is lower compared to similar public universities. Graduate students have the opportunity to apply to be Law Research Assistants, earning them discounted tuition among other financial benefits. 

A few from the back of the class during a law school course at the Boyd Law Building.

Master of Laws

(LLM)

Expand your understanding of a specialized area of law. This one-year program positions you to work with attorneys in the U.S. at a professional level.

Books

Doctor of Juridical Science

(SJD)

Conduct original, advanced legal research under faculty supervision. You'll be expected to craft a dissertation that makes a significant and original contribution to legal scholarship.

#2

Largest Public Library

By PublicLegal.com

Person reading a book in the library stacks for legal research

8:1

Student to faculty ratio

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Learn about program requirements, application deadlines, and materials needed to apply to an Iowa Law graduate law program.