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2023 Best Legal Research Schools in the Southeast Region

20 Colleges
$64,135 Avg Salary
$25,000 Avg Student Debt

Legal Research is the #40 most popular major in the country with 6,659 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Legal Research Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in the Southeast Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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

Our analysis found University of Virginia - Main Campus to be the best school for legal research students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.

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#2

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

The excellent programs at Vanderbilt University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal research schools in the Southeast Region . Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

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#3

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Legal Research Schools in the Southeast Region list. UF is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

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#4

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

The excellent programs at Wake Forest University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal research schools in the Southeast Region . Wake Forest University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Winston-Salem.

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#5

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

The excellent programs at Emory University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal research schools in the Southeast Region . Emory is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.

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#6

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

The University of Alabama ranked #6 on this year’s Best Legal Research Schools in the Southeast Region list. UA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tuscaloosa.

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#7

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

With a ranking of #7, University of Georgia did quite well on this year’s best schools for legal research students. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

University of Miami ranked #8 on this year’s Best Legal Research Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#9

University of Richmond

University of Richmond, VA

University of Richmond came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Legal Research Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of University of Richmond, URichmond is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Florida International University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Legal Research Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public college with a very large student population.

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State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 168
Florida 478
Georgia 103
North Carolina 115
Tennessee 4
Kentucky 0
Louisiana 44
Alabama 58
Mississippi 4

Legal Research is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

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 20 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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