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Best Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Georgia

2023 Best Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Georgia

4 Colleges
$65,077 Avg Salary

With 1,180 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, legal professions is the #17 most popular major in Georgia.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Georgia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Georgia to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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The following schools top our list of the Best Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Our 2023 rankings named Emory University the best school in Georgia for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.

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#2

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Georgia State University is a great place for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Georgia State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

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Out of the 4 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School landed the # 4 spot on the list. AJMLS is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.

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Explore all the Best Legal Professions Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 1,307
West Virginia 330
Florida 3,659
Virginia 2,055
Arkansas 284
Mississippi 439
South Carolina 526
Louisiana 936
Alabama 426
Kentucky 423
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 4 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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