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2023 Best Legal Professions Schools in Florida

10 Colleges
$40,290 Avg Salary
$25,730 Avg Student Debt

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Legal Professions Schools in Florida to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Florida to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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Check out the legal professions programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

#1

Hodges University

Naples, FL

Our analysis found Hodges University to be the best school for legal professions students who want to pursue a degree in Florida. International College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Naples.

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#2

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 #2 on this year’s Best Legal Professions Schools in Florida list. UF is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

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#3

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

The excellent programs at University of Miami helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in Florida. Located in the small city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Legal Professions Schools in Florida list. Located in the suburb of Miami, FIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Legal Professions Schools in Florida list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Stetson University

DeLand, FL

With a ranking of #6, Stetson University did quite well on this year’s best schools for legal professions students. Located in the small city of DeLand, Stetson is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Ave Maria School of Law came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Legal Professions Schools in Florida ranking. Ave Maria Law is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Naples.

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#8

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

With a ranking of #8, Nova Southeastern University did quite well on this year’s best schools for legal professions students. Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University did quite well on this year’s best schools for legal professions students. Florida A&M University is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Tallahassee.

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#10

Barry University

Miami, FL

Barry University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for legal professions students. It came in at #10 on the list. Barry University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the 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 10 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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