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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina

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In 2020-2021, 1,307 degrees and certificates were awarded to legal professions students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #20 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in North Carolina 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.

Check out the legal professions master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in North Carolina.

#1

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

Our analysis found Wake Forest University to be the most popular school for legal professions students who want to pursue a master’s degree in North Carolina. Located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 63 students majoring in legal professions at Wake Forest University, 38% are male and 62% are female.

Read full report on Legal Professions at Wake Forest University

#2

Duke University

Durham, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in North Carolina. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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State Degrees Awarded
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 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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