2023 Most Popular 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 Most Popular 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 28 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Legal Research program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for legal research majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Legal Research Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Florida State University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for legal research students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 129 students majoring in legal research at Florida State, 37% are male and 63% are female.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Liberty University is a great place for legal research students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 104 students majoring in legal research at Liberty University, 45% are male and 55% are female.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Miami is a great place for legal research students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
About 51% of the students majoring in legal research at the school are women while 49% are male.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Florida is a great place for legal research students working on their master’s degree. UF is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.
Women make up 43% of the legal research majors at the school.
Out of the 28 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Emory University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Emory is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.
About 61% of the students majoring in legal research at the school are women while 39% are male.
Nova Southeastern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for legal research students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
About 81% of the students majoring in legal research at the school are women while 19% are male.
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Wake Forest University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree legal research programs. Wake Forest University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem.
About 62% of the students majoring in legal research at the school are women while 38% are male.
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George Mason University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for legal research students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 58% of the legal research majors at the school.
Duke University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree legal research programs. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.
Women make up 51% of the legal research majors at the school.
Florida International University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree legal research programs. Located in the suburb of Miami, FIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 32 students majoring in legal research at FIU, 34% are male and 66% are female.
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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 |
Legal Research Related Majors
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 28 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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