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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Master'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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Legal Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 34 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular master'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.

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

#1

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

Our analysis found Regent University to be the most popular school for legal professions students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southeast Region . Regent is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach.

Of the 198 students majoring in legal professions at Regent, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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#2

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Florida State University 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 city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college with a very large student population.

About 63% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 37% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Tulane University of Louisiana is a great place for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 85% of the legal professions majors at the school.

Full Legal Professions at Tulane University of Louisiana Report

#4

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Liberty University is a great place for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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

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#5

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

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

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

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#6

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

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

Full Legal Professions at University of Florida Report

#7

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

With a ranking of #7, Emory University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. Emory is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.

Of the 70 students majoring in legal professions at Emory, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Full Legal Professions at Emory University Report

#8

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Nova Southeastern University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 69 students majoring in legal professions at NUS Florida, 19% are male and 81% are female.

Full Legal Professions at Nova Southeastern University Report

#9

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

With a ranking of #9, George Mason University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 67 students majoring in legal professions at GMU, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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#10

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

With a ranking of #10, Wake Forest University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. Wake Forest University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Winston-Salem.

Of the 63 students majoring in legal professions at Wake Forest University, 38% are male and 62% are female.

Full Legal Professions at Wake Forest University 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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