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2023 Best Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

7 Colleges
$49,849 Avg Salary
$24,990 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 45,189 legal professions students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #7 most popular in the country.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Southeast Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences 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 colleges and universities below are the best for legal professions majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

Hodges University

Naples, FL

Our 2023 rankings named Hodges University the best school in the Southeast Region for legal professions students working on their graduate certificate. International College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Naples.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulane University of Louisiana. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#3

Sullivan University

Louisville, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sullivan University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Sullivan University is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Louisville.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Louisiana State University is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge.

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#5

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

Out of the 7 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a very large student population.

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#6

University of Mississippi

University, MS

With a ranking of #6, University of Mississippi did quite well on this year’s best schools for legal professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the remote town of University, Ole Miss is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Nova Southeastern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for legal professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 240
Florida 2,585
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 7 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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