2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Legal Professions Doctor's Degree School for You
Legal Professions is the #16 most popular major in the country with 61,055 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 52 schools in the Southeast Region to see which doctor'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.
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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Check out the legal professions doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of Miami to be the most popular school for legal professions students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . U Miami is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Coral Gables.
About 51% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 49% are male.
Out of the 52 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.
Women make up 45% of the legal professions majors at the school.
The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Emory University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the large city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Women make up 59% of the legal professions majors at the school.
Out of the 52 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 48% of the legal professions majors at the school.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Stetson University is a great place for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Stetson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of DeLand.
Of the 261 students majoring in legal professions at Stetson, 44% are male and 56% are female.
Duke University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Women make up 48% of the legal professions majors at the school.
Florida State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Florida State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee.
About 53% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 47% are male.
With a ranking of #8, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 54% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 46% are male.
Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for legal professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Tulane is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New Orleans.
Of the 203 students majoring in legal professions at Tulane, 43% are male and 57% are female.
University of Georgia ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Athens.
Of the 200 students majoring in legal professions at UGA, 50% are male and 51% are female.
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Best Legal Professions Colleges by State
Explore the best legal professions colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 1,307 |
| West Virginia | 330 |
| South Carolina | 526 |
| Florida | 3,659 |
| Virginia | 2,055 |
| Arkansas | 284 |
| Mississippi | 439 |
| Louisiana | 936 |
| Alabama | 426 |
| Kentucky | 423 |
| Georgia | 1,180 |
| Tennessee | 732 |
Legal Professions Related Majors
Legal Professions Majors to Study
| 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 |
Majors Similar to Legal Professions
| 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 25 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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