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2023 Most Popular Law Schools in North Carolina

6 Colleges
$75,754 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Law 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Law Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in North Carolina to see which ones were the most popular programs 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

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our analysis found Duke University to be the most popular school for law students who want to pursue a degree in North Carolina. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

Full Law at Duke University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

Full Law at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Report

#3

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

Out of the 6 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Wake Forest University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Wake Forest University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem.

Full Law at Wake Forest University Report

#4

Campbell University

Buies Creek, NC

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Campbell University is a great place for law students. Campbell is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the town of Buies Creek.

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#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 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.

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North Carolina Central University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular law programs. North Carolina Central University is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Durham.

Full Law at North Carolina Central University Report

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
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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