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

6 Colleges
$36,390 Avg Salary
$35,839 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Legal Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Tennessee to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's 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 bachelor's degree.

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Our 2023 rankings named Vanderbilt University the most popular school in Tennessee for legal professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

About 71% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 29% are male.

Full Legal Professions at Vanderbilt University Report

#2

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Lipscomb University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in Tennessee. Lipscomb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

Women make up 71% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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#3

Belmont University

Nashville, TN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Belmont University is a great place for legal professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Belmont is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. UT Chattanooga is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Chattanooga.

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#4

South College

Knoxville, TN

Out of the 6 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, South College landed the # 4 spot on the list. South College is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.

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#6

Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, TN

Southern Adventist University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Southern Adventist is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Collegedale.

Full Legal Professions at Southern Adventist University Report

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
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 6 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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