2023 Best Legal Research Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Legal Research Master's Degree School for You
Legal Research is the #40 most popular major in the country with 6,659 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Legal Research Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 19 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for legal research majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Legal Research Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Virginia - Main Campus the best school in the Southeast Region for legal research students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a fairly large student population.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Vanderbilt University is a great place for legal research students working on their master’s degree. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.
Out of the 19 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the # 3 spot on the list. UF is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.
Out of the 19 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wake Forest University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Wake Forest University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Winston-Salem.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Emory University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.
The University of Alabama did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for legal research students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UA is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Tuscaloosa.
University of Georgia landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree legal research programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
University of Miami landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree legal research programs. Located in the small city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
University of Richmond landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree legal research programs. Located in the city of University of Richmond, URichmond is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
With a ranking of #10, Florida International University did quite well on this year’s best schools for legal research students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Best Legal Research Colleges by State
Explore the best legal research schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 168 |
| Florida | 478 |
| Georgia | 103 |
| North Carolina | 115 |
| Tennessee | 4 |
| Kentucky | 0 |
| Louisiana | 44 |
| Alabama | 58 |
| Mississippi | 4 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Legal Research
Legal Research is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Legal Research
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Law | 36,216 |
| Legal Professions (Other) | 1,424 |
| Legal Support Services | 446 |
| Non-Professional General Legal Studies | 444 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 19 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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