据USNews官方介绍，美国大学研究生知识产权专业排名主要参考以下六大因素：1、师生比;2、研究费用;3、录取比率;4、本科平均学分;5、GRE LSAT GMAT平均分;6、毕业即成功就业率。
以下为2015USNews美国大学研究生知识产权专业详细排名
| 排名 | 学校 | 学费 | 注册人数 |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Stanford University Stanford, CA |
$52,530 per year (full-time) | 574 |
| #2 | University of California—Berkeley Berkeley, CA |
$48,058 per year (in-state, full-time); $52,009 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 854 |
| #3 | George Washington University Washington, DC |
$49,840 per year (full-time) | 1,287 |
| #4 | New York University New York, NY |
$54,678 per year (full-time) | 1,418 |
| #4 | Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA |
$1,500 per credit (full-time) | 624 |
| #6 | Yeshiva University (Cardozo) New York, NY |
$51,778 per year (full-time) | 983 |
| #7 | American University (Washington) Washington, DC |
$48,148 per year (full-time) | 1,240 |
| #7 | University of Houston Houston, TX |
$29,748 per year (in-state, full-time); $39,792 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 619 |
| #9 | University of New Hampshire School of Law Concord, NH |
$41,190 per year (full-time) | 271 |
| #10 | Boston University Boston, MA |
$45,786 per year (full-time) | 676 |
| #10 | Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) Chicago, IL |
$44,410 per year (full-time) | 763 |
| #12 | DePaul University Chicago, IL |
$44,999 per year (full-time) | 720 |
| #12 | The John Marshall Law School Chicago, IL |
$44,074 per year (full-time) | 970 |
| #12 | University of Washington Seattle, WA |
$31,983 per year (in-state, full-time); $45,024 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 541 |
| #15 | George Mason University Arlington, VA |
$25,351 per year (in-state, full-time); $40,737 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 363 |
| #15 | Harvard University Cambridge, MA |
$53,308 per year (full-time) | 1,741 |
| #17 | Columbia University New York, NY |
$57,838 per year (full-time) | 1,248 |
| #17 | Fordham University New York, NY |
$50,996 per year (full-time) | 1,109 |
| #19 | Suffolk University Boston, MA |
$45,054 per year (full-time) | 1,051 |
| #19 | University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA |
$54,992 per year (full-time) | 786 |
| #21 | Duke University Durham, NC |
$53,596 per year (full-time) | 629 |
| #21 | University of California—Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA |
$45,226 per year (in-state, full-time); $51,720 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 975 |
| #23 | Indiana University—Bloomington (Maurer) Bloomington, IN |
$30,526 per year (in-state, full-time); $48,962 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 638 |
| #23 | University of Michigan—Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI |
$49,784 per year (in-state, full-time); $52,784 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,055 |
| #25 | Drake University Des Moines, IA |
$36,662 per year (full-time) | 363 |
| #25 | Georgetown University Washington, DC |
$50,890 per year (full-time) | 1,694 |
| #25 | University of California—Davis Davis, CA |
$47,286 per year (in-state, full-time); $56,537 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 499 |
| #25 | University of San Diego San Diego, CA |
$45,860 per year (full-time) | 696 |
| #25 | University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA |
$47,900 per year (in-state, full-time); $52,900 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,048 |
