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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 52 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Legal Professions program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for legal professions majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

#1

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Miami the most popular school in the Southeast Region for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 344 students majoring in legal professions at U Miami, 49% are male and 51% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Virginia - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a very large student population.

About 45% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 55% are male.

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#3

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Out of the 52 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Emory University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta.

About 59% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 41% are male.

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#4

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Out of the 52 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the # 4 spot on the list. UF is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

About 48% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 52% are male.

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#5

Stetson University

DeLand, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stetson University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of DeLand, Stetson is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 56% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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#6

Duke University

Durham, NC

Duke University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree legal professions programs. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

About 48% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 52% are male.

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#7

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Florida State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 218 students majoring in legal professions at Florida State, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for legal professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

Of the 207 students majoring in legal professions at UNC Chapel Hill, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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Tulane University of Louisiana landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree legal professions programs. Located in the city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 57% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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#10

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

With a ranking of #10, University of Georgia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 51% of the legal professions majors at the school.

Full Legal Professions at University of Georgia Report

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 25 schools only.

  • 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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