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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Louisiana

4 Colleges
$65,077 Avg Salary

Legal Professions is one of the most popular subjects to study in Louisiana. With 882 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

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The Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Louisiana to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Legal Professions program at each school on the list.

Check out the legal professions doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Louisiana.

Our 2023 rankings named Tulane University of Louisiana the most popular school in Louisiana for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Tulane is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New Orleans.

About 57% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 43% are male.

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Out of the 4 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 189 students majoring in legal professions at Louisiana State University, 55% are male and 45% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Southern University and A & M College is a great place for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Baton Rouge, Southern University and A & M College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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

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#4

Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Loyola University New Orleans is a great place for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Loyola New Orleans is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New Orleans.

Of the 153 students majoring in legal professions at Loyola New Orleans, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Read full report on Legal Professions at Loyola University New Orleans

Explore all the Most Popular 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
North Carolina 1,145
Georgia 982
West Virginia 164
South Carolina 388
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.

  • 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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