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2023 Best Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Florida

9 Colleges
$65,077 Avg Salary

In 2020-2021, legal professions students earned 2,585 degrees and certificates from a Florida school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Best Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Florida ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in Florida to see which ones offered the best doctor'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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The following schools top our list of the Best Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Florida the best school in Florida for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. UF is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

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#2

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Miami. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Florida International University is a great place for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a very large student population.

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#4

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Out of the 9 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Stetson University

DeLand, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stetson University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the city of DeLand, Stetson is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Ave Maria School of Law landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree legal professions programs. Ave Maria Law is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Naples.

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With a ranking of #7, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University did quite well on this year’s best schools for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Florida A&M University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Tallahassee.

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#8

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Nova Southeastern University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Barry University

Miami, FL

Barry University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree legal professions programs. Barry University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Miami.

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Explore all the Best Legal Professions Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 240
North Carolina 1,145
Virginia 1,529
Tennessee 601
Georgia 982
South Carolina 388
Louisiana 882
West Virginia 164
Kentucky 355
Arkansas 256
Alabama 363

Major Annual Graduates
Law 36,216
Legal Research 6,659
Legal Professions (Other) 1,424
Legal Support Services 446
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 444

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Administration & Social Service 53,252
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 13,045
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies 10,452
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences 1,613

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 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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