2023 Most Popular Law Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Law School for You
With 36,216 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, law is the #4 most popular major in the United States.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Law Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 52 schools in the Southeast Region to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Law program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Law Schools in the Southeast Region
Check out the law programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Law Schools
Our analysis found University of Miami to be the most popular school for law students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . U Miami is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Coral Gables.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Schools in the Southeast Region list. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.
Out of the 52 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Emory University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
The excellent programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best law schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a very large student population.
The excellent programs at Stetson University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best law schools in the Southeast Region . Stetson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of DeLand.
Duke University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for law students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #7, Florida State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for law students. Florida State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tallahassee.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for law students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a very large student population.
Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for law students. It came in at #9 on the list. Tulane is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Orleans.
University of Georgia landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular law programs. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Athens.
Best Law Colleges by State
Explore the best law colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Virginia | 1,111 |
Florida | 2,043 |
Georgia | 879 |
North Carolina | 1,005 |
Tennessee | 597 |
Kentucky | 347 |
Louisiana | 719 |
Alabama | 305 |
South Carolina | 388 |
Mississippi | 236 |
Arkansas | 241 |
West Virginia | 104 |
Law Related Majors
Law is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 25 schools only.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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