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2023 Best Law Schools in Kentucky

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$47,479 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Law School for You

Law is the #16 most popular major in Kentucky with 347 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Law Schools in Kentucky to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Kentucky to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Law Schools in Kentucky

The colleges and universities below are the best for law majors pursuing a .

Top Kentucky Schools in Law

#1

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Our analysis found University of Kentucky to be the best school for law students who want to pursue a degree in Kentucky. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisville. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Law Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the city of Louisville, UofL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

The excellent programs at Northern Kentucky University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best law schools in Kentucky. Located in the large suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public college with a large student population.

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Best Law Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Law Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 1,111
Florida 2,043
Georgia 879
North Carolina 1,005
Tennessee 597
Louisiana 719
Alabama 305
South Carolina 388
Mississippi 236
Arkansas 241
West Virginia 104

One of 4 majors within the area of study, law has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Legal Research 6,659
Legal Professions (Other) 1,424
Legal Support Services 446
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 444

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

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