美国法学博士（J.S.D.）专业介绍J.S.D.可译为法学博士：J.S.D是学术性的学位，而不象J.D是纯粹的职业性教育。必须是LL.M的获得者才可以申请J.S.D.。该学位的获得者是为了从事法学研究和教育。很多法学院的教授拥有此学位。J.S.D.的学位不能代替J.D，故一般也不能凭此参加律师资格考试，然后做律师。目前，全美国大约有200多所法学院，其中190多所是经ABA承认的。这些数字每年都在变化，并在逐年增加。法学院大部分设于大学之内，也有少部分属于独立的法学院。法学院又分公立和私立两种，公立大学的申请费和学费都较私立大学便宜。公立大学往往对本州的学生学费会减半，而私立大学是一视同仁的。公立大学的学生主要来自本州。而私立大学的学生则一般是全国性的，并有一定比例的海外留学生。院校排名：RankSchoolnameTuition&FeesEnrollment1YaleUniversity$53600peryear6152HarvardUniversity$50880peryear17272StanfordUniversity$50802peryear5754ColumbiaUniversity$55488peryear12904UniversityofChicago$50727peryear6106NewYorkUniversity$51150peryear14717UniversityofPennsylvania$53138peryear7767UniversityofVirginia$51400peryear10789UniversityofCalifornia‒Berkeley$52019peryear8569UniversityofMichigan‒AnnArbor$51250peryear112411DukeUniversity$50750peryear66012NorthwesternUniversity$53468peryear81113CornellUniversity$55220peryear59614GeorgetownUniversity$48835peryear168315UniversityofTexas‒Austin$48075peryear106515VanderbiltUniversity$46804peryear58017UniversityofCalifornia‒LosAngeles$51715peryear99418UniversityofSouthernCalifornia(Gould)$52598peryear63719UniversityofMinnesota‒TwinCities$45484peryear74019WashingtonUniversityinSt.Louis$47490peryear76821GeorgeWashingtonUniversity$47535peryear135121UniversityofAlabama$32920peryear48723EmoryUniversity$46414peryear81323UniversityofNotreDame$45980peryear54525IndianaUniversity‒Bloomington(Maurer)$48021peryear66526UniversityofIowa$47792peryear51726WashingtonandLeeUniversity$43462peryear45728UniversityofWashington$42918peryear55729ArizonaStateUniversity(O'Connor)$40815peryear57729BostonUniversity$44168peryear74031BostonCollege$43170peryear75931UniversityofNorthCarolina‒ChapelHill$37066peryear74133CollegeofWilliamandMary(Marshall-Wythe)$37800peryear61833UniversityofGeorgia$35480peryear66333UniversityofWisconsin‒Madison$40043peryear69036OhioStateUniversity(Moritz)$42449peryear60536WakeForestUniversity$39920peryear46538FordhamUniversity$49526peryear120638UniversityofArizona(Rogers)$42298peryea