2023 Best Law Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Law School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, law was ranked #28 in the country. In fact 36,216 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
The Best Law Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 42 schools in the Southeast Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.
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2023 Best Law Schools in the Southeast Region
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Top 10 Best Law Schools
Our analysis found University of Virginia - Main Campus to be the best school for law students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanderbilt University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Law Schools in the Southeast Region list. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Washington and Lee University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Law Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the distant town of Lexington, Washington and Lee is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Out of the 42 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Emory University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Emory is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wake Forest University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Law Schools in the Southeast Region list. Wake Forest University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem.
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With a ranking of #6, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well on this year’s best schools for law students. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.
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William & Mary came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Law Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Williamsburg, William & Mary is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
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University of Florida came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Law Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UF is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.
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University of Georgia came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Law Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a very large student population.
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University of Richmond did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for law students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of University of Richmond, URichmond is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Georgia | 879 |
Virginia | 1,111 |
North Carolina | 1,005 |
Florida | 2,043 |
Tennessee | 597 |
Kentucky | 347 |
South Carolina | 388 |
Louisiana | 719 |
Arkansas | 241 |
Alabama | 305 |
Mississippi | 236 |
West Virginia | 104 |
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Law Related Rankings by Major
One of 4 majors within the area of study, law has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Law
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Legal Support Services | 11,545 |
Legal Research | 6,874 |
Non-Professional General Legal Studies | 4,407 |
Legal Professions (Other) | 2,013 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.