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

8 Colleges
$65,077 Avg Salary

In 2020-2021, legal professions students earned 1,529 degrees and certificates from a Virginia school, making the subject the 7th 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 Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in Virginia 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.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Virginia - Main Campus the most popular school in Virginia for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. 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.

Full Legal Professions at University of Virginia - Main Campus Report

#2

William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at William & Mary helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in Virginia. Located in the suburb of Williamsburg, William & Mary is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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

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#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at George Mason University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in Virginia. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 158 students majoring in legal professions at GMU, 53% are male and 47% are female.

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#4

University of Richmond

University of Richmond, VA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Richmond is a great place for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of University of Richmond, URichmond is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 48% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Washington and Lee University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in Virginia. Located in the town of Lexington, Washington and Lee is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 47% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 53% are male.

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#6

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

Regent University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Regent is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach.

Of the 83 students majoring in legal professions at Regent, 35% are male and 65% are female.

Full Legal Professions at Regent University Report

#7

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree legal professions programs. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 43% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #8, Appalachian School of Law did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Appalachian School of Law is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote area of Grundy.

Women make up 54% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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Explore all the Most Popular Legal Professions Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 240
Florida 2,585
North Carolina 1,145
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 8 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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