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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Mississippi

5 Colleges
$36,390 Avg Salary
$35,839 Avg Student Debt

With 439 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, legal professions is the #20 most popular major in Mississippi.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Legal Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Mississippi to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular 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 bachelor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern Mississippi the most popular school in Mississippi for legal professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Southern Miss is a large public school located in the city of Hattiesburg.

Women make up 85% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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#2

University of Mississippi

University, MS

Out of the 5 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mississippi landed the # 2 spot on the list. Ole Miss is a very large public school located in the remote town of University.

Women make up 68% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Mississippi University for Women is a great place for legal professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the remote town of Columbus, MUW is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 93% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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#4

Mississippi College

Clinton, MS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list. Located in the large suburb of Clinton, MC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Mississippi Valley State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in Mississippi. Mississippi Valley State University is a small public school located in the town of Itta Bena.

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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
South Carolina 526
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 5 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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