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2023 Most Popular Law Schools in Florida

11 Colleges
$49,522 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Law School for You

With 2,043 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, law is the #21 most popular major in Florida.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Schools in Florida ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Florida to see which 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Law Colleges.

#1

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Miami the most popular school in Florida for law students. Located in the small city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Florida is a great place for law students. UF is a very large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

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#3

Stetson University

DeLand, FL

The excellent programs at Stetson University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best law schools in Florida. Located in the small city of DeLand, Stetson is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#4

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Law Schools in Florida list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college with a very large student population.

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#5

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nova Southeastern University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Schools in Florida list. Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Barry University

Miami, FL

Barry University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Schools in Florida ranking. Barry University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Miami.

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#7

St. Thomas University

Miami Gardens, FL

St. Thomas University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the suburb of Miami Gardens, STU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for law students. It came in at #8 on the list. Florida A&M University is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee.

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Florida International University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Law Schools in Florida list. Located in the suburb of Miami, FIU is a public college with a very large student population.

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#10

Ave Maria School of Law

Naples, FL

Ave Maria School of Law came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Schools in Florida ranking. Ave Maria Law is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Naples.

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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
Georgia 879
Virginia 1,111
North Carolina 1,005
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 11 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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