2023 Best Legal Professions Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Legal Professions School for You
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.
The Best Legal Professions Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 45 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.
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2023 Best Legal Professions Schools in the Southeast Region
Check out the legal professions programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 10 Best Legal Professions Schools
Our analysis found University of Virginia - Main Campus to be the best school for legal professions students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a very large student population.
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The excellent programs at Vanderbilt University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in the Southeast Region . Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means American Public University System is a great place for legal professions students. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington and Lee University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Legal Professions Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Lexington, Washington and Lee is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out of the 45 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hodges University landed the # 5 spot on the list. International College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Naples.
University of Florida came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Legal Professions Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UF is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.
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Emory University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for legal professions students. It came in at #7 on the list. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.
Wake Forest University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for legal professions students. It came in at #8 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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With a ranking of #9, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well on this year’s best schools for legal professions students. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.
William & Mary did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for legal professions students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the small suburb of Williamsburg, William & Mary is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Best Legal Professions Colleges by State
Explore the best legal professions colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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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 |
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Legal Professions Related Rankings by Major
Legal Professions Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Law | 36,216 |
Legal Research | 6,659 |
Legal Professions (Other) | 1,424 |
Legal Support Services | 446 |
Non-Professional General Legal Studies | 444 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Legal Professions
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 25 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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