2023 Best Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Legal Professions Graduate Certificate School for You
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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate 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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2023 Best Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Check out the legal professions graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top Southeast Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Legal Professions
Our 2023 rankings named Hodges University the best school in the Southeast Region for legal professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Naples, International College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Tulane University of Louisiana is a great place for legal professions students working on their graduate certificate. Tulane is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Orleans.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sullivan University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Louisville, Sullivan University is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public college with a very large student population.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Arkansas helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in the Southeast Region . UARK is a very large public school located in the small city of Fayetteville.
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University of Mississippi landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate legal professions programs. Ole Miss is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of University.
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Nova Southeastern University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate legal professions programs. NUS Florida is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale.
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Request InformationBest Legal Professions Colleges by State
Explore the best legal professions schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| 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 |
| Georgia | 1,180 |
| Tennessee | 732 |
| Louisiana | 936 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Legal Professions
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 |
Majors Similar 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 7 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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