2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Master's Degree Schools in Georgia
Finding the Best Legal Professions Master's Degree School for You
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Legal Professions Master's Degree Schools in Georgia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Georgia to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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 Georgia
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Legal Professions Master's Degree Colleges.
Most Popular Georgia Schools for a Master's in Legal Professions
Our 2023 rankings named Emory University the most popular school in Georgia for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta.
Of the 70 students majoring in legal professions at Emory, 39% are male and 61% are female.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Georgia State University is a great place for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. Georgia State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.
Of the 15 students majoring in legal professions at Georgia State, 60% are male and 40% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 15 students majoring in legal professions at UGA, 13% are male and 87% are female.
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| 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 |
| Tennessee | 732 |
| Louisiana | 936 |
Majors Related to Legal Professions
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related 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 3 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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