2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Legal Professions Master'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 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.
2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Legal Professions Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Legal Professions Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Regent University to be the most popular school for legal professions students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Virginia Beach, Regent is a private not-for-profit school 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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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Florida State University is a great place for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. Florida State is a fairly 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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Out of the 34 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tulane University of Louisiana landed the # 3 spot on the 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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Out of the 34 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Liberty University is a very 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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Out of the 34 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Miami landed the # 5 spot on the list. U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the 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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University of Florida landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree legal professions programs. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 88 students majoring in legal professions at UF, 57% are male and 43% are female.
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Emory University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit college with a 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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With a ranking of #8, Nova Southeastern University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. 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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George Mason University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree legal professions programs. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the 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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Wake Forest University 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 #10 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-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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Request InformationBest 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 |
| Mississippi | 439 |
| South Carolina | 526 |
| Florida | 3,659 |
| Virginia | 2,055 |
| Arkansas | 284 |
| Alabama | 426 |
| Kentucky | 423 |
| Georgia | 1,180 |
| Tennessee | 732 |
| Louisiana | 936 |
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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