Find Affordable College Courses

What Do You Want to Study?

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

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

8 Colleges
$71,104 Avg Salary

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 Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Southeast Region 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 Legal Research program at each school on the list.

Check out the legal research doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .

#1

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

Our analysis found Wake Forest University to be the most popular school for legal research students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in legal research at Wake Forest University, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Read full report on Legal Research at Wake Forest University

Request Information
#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Our analysis found University of Florida to be the most popular school for legal research students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 50% of the legal research majors at the school.

Read full report on Legal Research at University of Florida

Request Information
#3

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

Out of the 8 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Alabama landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 33% of the legal research majors at the school.

Full Legal Research at The University of Alabama Report

Request Information
#3

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Out of the 8 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Emory University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in legal research at the school are women while 33% are male.

Read full report on Legal Research at Emory University

Request Information
#3

Duke University

Durham, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Research Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in legal research at Duke, 67% are male and 33% are female.

Read full report on Legal Research at Duke University

Request Information
#3

St. Thomas University

Miami Gardens, FL

Out of the 8 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, St. Thomas University landed the # 3 spot on the list. STU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Miami Gardens.

Women make up 67% of the legal research majors at the school.

Full Legal Research at St. Thomas University Report

Request Information

Out of the 8 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.

Women make up 67% of the legal research majors at the school.

Read full report on Legal Research at University of Virginia - Main Campus

Request Information

Tulane University of Louisiana ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Research Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Tulane is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New Orleans.

Read More…

Request Information

Explore the best legal research colleges 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 8 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.

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.