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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in West Virginia

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

In 2020-2021, 330 degrees and certificates were awarded to legal professions students who went to a West Virginia college or university. This makes it the #21 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 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 West Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in West Virginia 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Legal Professions Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found American Public University System to be the most popular school for legal professions students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in West Virginia. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Charles Town.

Of the 82 students majoring in legal professions at American Military University, 34% are male and 66% are female.

Full Legal Professions at American Public University System Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Alderson Broaddus University is a great place for legal professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Philippi, Alderson Broaddus University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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

Read full report on Legal Professions at Alderson Broaddus University

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
South Carolina 526
Florida 3,659
Virginia 2,055
Arkansas 284
Mississippi 439
Louisiana 936
Alabama 426
Kentucky 423
Georgia 1,180
Tennessee 732

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 2 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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More about our data sources and methodologies.

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