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Most Popular Law Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

2023 Most Popular Law Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

52 Colleges
$65,084 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Law Doctor's Degree 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Law Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 52 schools in the Southeast Region 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 Law program at each school on the list.

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

#1

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Miami the most popular school in the Southeast Region for law students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 51% of the law majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Virginia - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular law schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 44% of the students majoring in law at the school are women while 56% are male.

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#3

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Emory University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular law schools in the Southeast Region . Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.

About 59% of the students majoring in law at the school are women while 41% are male.

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#4

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Out of the 52 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the # 4 spot on the list. UF is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

Of the 266 students majoring in law at UF, 52% are male and 48% are female.

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#5

Stetson University

DeLand, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stetson University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of DeLand, Stetson is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 56% of the students majoring in law at the school are women while 44% are male.

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#6

Duke University

Durham, NC

Duke University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

Of the 251 students majoring in law at Duke, 52% are male and 48% are female.

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#7

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Florida State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for law students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for law students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

About 54% of the students majoring in law at the school are women while 46% are male.

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Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for law students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 57% of the students majoring in law at the school are women while 43% are male.

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#10

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 51% of the law majors at the school.

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Best Law Colleges by State

Explore the best law schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
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

One of 4 majors within the area of study, law has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Law

Related Major Annual Graduates
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.

  • 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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