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2023 Most Popular Law Doctor's Degree Schools in Georgia

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Finding the Best Law Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 879 degrees and certificates were awarded to law students who went to a Georgia college or university. This makes it the #28 most popular major 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 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 Georgia ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Georgia to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular 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 Georgia.

#1

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Our analysis found Emory University to be the most popular school for law students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Georgia. Emory is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta.

Of the 281 students majoring in law at Emory, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Full Law at Emory University Report

#2

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 51% of the students majoring in law at the school are women while 50% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Georgia State is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

About 51% of the students majoring in law at the school are women while 49% are male.

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#4

Mercer University

Macon, GA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Mercer University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular law schools in Georgia. Located in the city of Macon, Mercer is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 125 students majoring in law at Mercer, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Read full report on Law at Mercer University

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular law schools in Georgia. AJMLS is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta.

Women make up 63% of the law majors at the school.

Read full report on Law at Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School

Best Law Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Law Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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.

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 5 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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