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2023 Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

39 Colleges
$29,801 Avg Salary
$26,059 Avg Student Debt

Legal Professions is the #16 most popular major in the country with 61,055 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 39 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for legal professions majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our analysis found Herzing University - Atlanta to be the best school for legal professions students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southeast Region . Herzing University - Atlanta is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Herzing University - Kenner helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Kenner, Herzing University - Kenner is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#3

Hodges University

Naples, FL

Out of the 39 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hodges University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Naples, International College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Rasmussen University - Florida helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in the Southeast Region . Rasmussen University - Florida is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the small city of Ocala.

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#5

Valencia College

Orlando, FL

The excellent associate degree programs at Valencia College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in the Southeast Region . Valencia College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Orlando.

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American Public University System landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree legal professions programs. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Charles Town.

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#7

Palm Beach State College

Lake Worth, FL

Palm Beach State College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Lake Worth, Palm Beach State College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Hillsborough Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for legal professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. HCC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tampa.

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Central Piedmont Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree legal professions programs. Central Piedmont Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

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Clayton State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree legal professions programs. Clayton State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Morrow.

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Explore the best legal professions colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 1,307
West Virginia 330
South Carolina 526
Florida 3,659
Virginia 2,055
Arkansas 284
Mississippi 439
Louisiana 936
Alabama 426
Kentucky 423
Georgia 1,180
Tennessee 732

Major Annual Graduates
Law 36,216
Legal Support Services 11,545
Legal Research 6,874
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 4,407
Legal Professions (Other) 2,013

Related Major Annual Graduates
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 142,610
Public Administration & Social Service 98,583
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies 73,813
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences 4,477

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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