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2023 Most Popular Legal Research Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

2 Colleges
$43,362 Avg Salary
$25,000 Avg Student Debt

Legal Research is the #107 most popular major in the country with 6,874 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Legal Research Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Southeast Region to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Legal Research program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Legal Research Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

#1

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named James Madison University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for legal research students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 71% of the legal research majors at the school.

On average, legal research graduates from JMU take out $23,206 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $469, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

Read full report on Legal Research at James Madison University

#2

Florida Memorial University

Miami Gardens, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Memorial University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Research Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Florida Memorial University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Miami Gardens.

Of the 17 students majoring in legal research at Florida Memorial University, 12% are male and 88% are female.

Full Legal Research at Florida Memorial University Report

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 103
Virginia 259
North Carolina 115
Florida 495
Tennessee 4
Kentucky 0
Louisiana 44
Alabama 58
Mississippi 4

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Law 36,216
Legal Support Services 11,545
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 4,407
Legal Professions (Other) 2,013

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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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