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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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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 Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 34 schools in the Southeast Region to see which master'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 Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Regent University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, Regent is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 69% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 31% are male.

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#2

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Florida State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in the Southeast Region . Florida State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulane University of Louisiana. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Tulane is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Orleans.

Of the 123 students majoring in legal professions at Tulane, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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#4

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Liberty University is a great place for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

Women make up 55% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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#5

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Miami is a great place for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Coral Gables.

Of the 102 students majoring in legal professions at U Miami, 49% are male and 51% are female.

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#6

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for legal professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 88 students majoring in legal professions at UF, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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#7

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

With a ranking of #7, Emory University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 61% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 39% are male.

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#8

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Nova Southeastern University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree legal professions programs. NUS Florida is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale.

About 81% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 19% are male.

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#9

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

With a ranking of #9, George Mason University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.

About 58% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 42% are male.

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#10

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

Wake Forest University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree legal professions programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

About 62% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 38% are male.

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Explore the best legal professions schools 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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to The wub.

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