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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in Virginia

13 Colleges
$29,801 Avg Salary
$26,059 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.

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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 Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in Virginia 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.

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our analysis found Liberty University to be the most popular school for legal professions students who want to pursue a associate degree in Virginia. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

Of the 86 students majoring in legal professions at Liberty University, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Northern Virginia Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in Virginia. Located in the large suburb of Annandale, Northern Virginia Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 29 students majoring in legal professions at Northern Virginia Community College, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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Out of the 13 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Reynolds Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Richmond, Reynolds Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 95% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Tidewater Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in Virginia. Located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk, Tidewater Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 20 students majoring in legal professions at Tidewater Community College, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Thomas Nelson Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in Virginia list. TNCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Hampton.

Women make up 82% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, Virginia Western Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Roanoke, Virginia Western Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in legal professions at Virginia Western Community College, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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With a ranking of #7, Lord Fairfax Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Middletown, Lord Fairfax Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in legal professions at Lord Fairfax Community College, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for legal professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Virginia Beach.

About 75% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 25% are male.

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With a ranking of #9, Patrick Henry Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students working on their associate degree. Patrick Henry is a small public school located in the rural area of Martinsville.

About 80% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 20% are male.

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American National University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for legal professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. American National University is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Salem.

About 67% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 33% are male.

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Explore all the Most Popular Legal Professions Colleges 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

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 13 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.

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