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2023 Most Popular Online Legal Professions Schools in Virginia

8 Colleges
$45,915 Avg Salary
$28,997 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 2,055 degrees and certificates were awarded to legal professions students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #16 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Legal Professions Schools in Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Virginia to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Legal Professions Colleges.

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular online school in Virginia for legal professions students. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

While working on their degree, legal professions majors at Liberty University accumulate an average of around $35,590 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington and Lee University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Legal Professions Schools in Virginia list. Washington and Lee is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Lexington.

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Out of the 8 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, American National University landed the # 3 spot on the list. American National University is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Salem.

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#4

Germanna Community College

Locust Grove, VA

Out of the 8 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Germanna Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Locust Grove, Germanna Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 8 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Patrick Henry Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Patrick Henry is a small public school located in the rural area of Martinsville.

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Out of the 8 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Mountain Empire Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. MECC is a small public school located in the town of Big Stone Gap.

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#7

Hampton University

Hampton, VA

Hampton University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Legal Professions Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Hampton, Hampton is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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New River Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for legal professions students. It came in at #7 on the list. NRCC is a small public school located in the town of Dublin.

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Explore all the Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

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

More Legal Professions Rankings in Virginia

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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to The wub.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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