2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Legal Professions School for You
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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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 Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 56 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular 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.
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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Legal Professions Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Legal Professions Schools
Our analysis found University of Miami to be the most popular school for legal professions students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
The excellent programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in the Southeast Region . UF is a very large public school located in the city of Gainesville.
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Out of the 56 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.
The excellent programs at Florida State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The excellent programs at Tulane University of Louisiana helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the large city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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University of Virginia - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a very large student population.
Duke University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular legal professions programs. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.
Regent University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Regent is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Virginia Beach.
With a ranking of #9, Stetson University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students. Located in the small city of DeLand, Stetson is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Nova Southeastern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for legal professions students. It came in at #10 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.
Best Legal Professions Colleges by State
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 |
Majors Related to Legal Professions
Legal Professions Majors to Study
| 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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Legal Professions
| 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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