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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Georgia

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$65,077 Avg Salary

With 1,180 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, legal professions is the #17 most popular major in Georgia.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Georgia 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for legal professions majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

#1

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Our 2023 rankings named Emory University the most popular school in Georgia for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Emory is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta.

About 59% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 41% are male.

Full Legal Professions at Emory University Report

#2

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 51% of the legal professions majors at the school.

Read full report on Legal Professions at University of Georgia

Out of the 5 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Georgia State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

About 51% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 49% are male.

Full Legal Professions at Georgia State University Report

#4

Mercer University

Macon, GA

Out of the 5 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Mercer University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Macon, Mercer is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 125 students majoring in legal professions at Mercer, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Full Legal Professions at Mercer University Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School is a great place for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. AJMLS is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta.

Women make up 63% of the legal professions majors at the school.

Read full report on Legal Professions at Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School

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
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 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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