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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

14 Colleges
$49,849 Avg Salary
$24,990 Avg Student Debt

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Southeast Region to see which graduate certificate 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.

Check out the legal professions graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .

#1

St. Thomas University

Miami Gardens, FL

Our analysis found St. Thomas University to be the most popular school for legal professions students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . STU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Miami Gardens.

Of the 65 students majoring in legal professions at STU, 37% are male and 63% are female.

Full Legal Professions at St. Thomas University Report

#2

Meredith College

Raleigh, NC

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Meredith College is a great place for legal professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Raleigh, Meredith is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 12% are male.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College 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 medium-sized city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in legal professions at Louisiana State University, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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Out of the 14 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tulane University of Louisiana landed the # 4 spot on the list. Tulane is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Orleans.

Of the 8 students majoring in legal professions at Tulane, 25% are male and 75% are female.

Full Legal Professions at Tulane University of Louisiana Report

#5

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas is a great place for legal professions students working on their graduate certificate. UARK is a very large public school located in the city of Fayetteville.

Of the 4 students majoring in legal professions at UARK, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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#5

Hodges University

Naples, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hodges University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Naples, International College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in legal professions at International College, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#7

Sullivan University

Louisville, KY

Sullivan University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Louisville, Sullivan University is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#7

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Nova Southeastern University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. NUS Florida is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale.

Full Legal Professions at Nova Southeastern University Report

#9

University of Mississippi

University, MS

University of Mississippi did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for legal professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Ole Miss is a very large public school located in the town of University.

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#10

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

Regent University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for legal professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, Regent is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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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

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 14 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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