Northwestern University based in Chicago, Illinois offers a fully funded JD-PhD in Law. Northwestern’s JD-PhD program is open to students who intend to pursue an academic or research career and whose teaching and research will be enriched by both degrees. Students can complete the entire program, including the dissertation, in as few as six years. Northwestern offers the most financially generous JD-PhD program in the country, typically providing full funding—including tuition and living expenses—for six academic years and three summers, for up to five students per year.