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2023 Most Popular Law Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

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$65,084 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Law Doctor's Degree School for You

Law is the #27 most popular major in North Carolina with 1,005 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Law Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in North Carolina 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 North Carolina.

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our 2023 rankings named Duke University the most popular school in North Carolina for law students working on their doctor’s degree. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

About 48% of the students majoring in law at the school are women while 52% are male.

Full Law at Duke University Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular law schools in North Carolina. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

Women make up 54% of the law majors at the school.

Read full report on Law at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

#3

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Wake Forest University is a great place for law students working on their doctor’s degree. Wake Forest University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem.

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

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#4

Campbell University

Buies Creek, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Campbell University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Campbell is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Buies Creek.

Women make up 59% of the law majors at the school.

Full Law at Campbell University Report

#5

Elon University

Elon, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Elon University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the suburb of Elon, Elon is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 61% of the law majors at the school.

Read full report on Law at Elon University

North Carolina Central University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. North Carolina Central University is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Durham.

Women make up 72% of the law majors at the school.

Full Law at North Carolina Central University Report

Best Law Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 879
Virginia 1,111
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 6 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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