2023 Best Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Georgia
Finding the Best Legal Professions Doctor's Degree School for You
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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2023 Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia
The following schools top our list of the Best Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Top Georgia Schools for a Doctorate in Legal Professions
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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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 college with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Georgia State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Georgia State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. AJMLS is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 1,307 |
| West Virginia | 330 |
| Mississippi | 439 |
| South Carolina | 526 |
| Florida | 3,659 |
| Virginia | 2,055 |
| Arkansas | 284 |
| Alabama | 426 |
| Kentucky | 423 |
| Tennessee | 732 |
| Louisiana | 936 |
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Legal Professions Related Rankings by Major
Legal Professions Majors to Study
| 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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Legal Professions
| 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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