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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee

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

In 2020-2021, 732 degrees and certificates were awarded to legal professions students who went to a Tennessee college or university. This makes it the #20 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Most Popular Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Tennessee to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Legal Professions program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Nashville State Community College the most popular school in Tennessee for legal professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Nashville, Nashville State Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 95% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 5% are male.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Pellissippi State Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in Tennessee. Located in the large suburb of Knoxville, Pellissippi State Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in legal professions at Pellissippi State Community College, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Chattanooga State Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in Tennessee. Located in the city of Chattanooga, Chattanooga State Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in legal professions at Chattanooga State Community College, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Southwest Tennessee Community College is a great place for legal professions students working on their associate degree. Southwest is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Memphis.

Women make up 64% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Roane State Community College is a great place for legal professions students working on their associate degree. Roane State Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Harriman.

Women make up 75% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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#6

South College

Knoxville, TN

South College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree legal professions programs. South College is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Knoxville.

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#7

Daymar College - Clarksville

Clarksville, TN

Daymar College - Clarksville ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the midsize city of Clarksville, Daymar College - Clarksville is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Volunteer State Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree legal professions programs. VSCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Gallatin.

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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
Florida 3,659
Virginia 2,055
Arkansas 284
Mississippi 439
South Carolina 526
Louisiana 936
Alabama 426
Kentucky 423
Georgia 1,180

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).
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