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2023 Most Popular Law Schools in the Southeast Region

52 Colleges
$57,543 Avg Salary

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.

Check out the law programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .

#1

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

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.

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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.

Full Law at University of Virginia - Main Campus Report

#3

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

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.

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#4

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

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.

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#5

Stetson University

DeLand, FL

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.

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#6

Duke University

Durham, NC

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.

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#7

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

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.

Full Law at Florida State University Report

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.

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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.

Full Law at Tulane University of Louisiana Report

#10

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

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.

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Best Law Colleges by State

Explore the best law colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

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 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).

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