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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Master's Degree Schools in Florida

9 Colleges
$60,062 Avg Salary

In 2020-2021, legal professions students earned 2,585 degrees and certificates from a Florida school, making the subject the 5th 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Legal Professions Master's Degree Schools in Florida ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Florida to see which master'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.

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

#1

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Our analysis found Florida State University to be the most popular school for legal professions students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Florida. Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

Full Legal Professions at Florida State University Report

#2

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Miami. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the 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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#3

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Out of the 9 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the # 3 spot on the list. UF is a very large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

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

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#4

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Out of the 9 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Nova Southeastern University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Florida International University is a great place for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 32 students majoring in legal professions at FIU, 34% are male and 66% are female.

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#6

St. Thomas University

Miami Gardens, FL

St. Thomas University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree legal professions programs. Located in the large suburb of Miami Gardens, STU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 53% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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#7

Stetson University

DeLand, FL

With a ranking of #7, Stetson University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of DeLand, Stetson is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 61% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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#8

Hodges University

Naples, FL

With a ranking of #8, Hodges University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. International College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Naples.

Of the 7 students majoring in legal professions at International College, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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#9

Barry University

Miami, FL

Barry University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for legal professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Barry University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Miami.

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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
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 9 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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