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2023 Best Legal Professions Schools in North Carolina

4 Colleges
$45,674 Avg Salary
$31,875 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, legal professions students earned 1,145 degrees and certificates from a North Carolina school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Legal Professions Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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The following schools top our list of the Best Legal Professions Colleges.

#1

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

Our 2023 rankings named Wake Forest University the best school in North Carolina for legal professions students. Located in the city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent programs at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in North Carolina. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Campbell University

Buies Creek, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Campbell University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Legal Professions Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the fringe town of Buies Creek, Campbell is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Out of the 4 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina Central University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Durham, North Carolina Central University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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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
Florida 2,585
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 4 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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