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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in South Carolina

20 Colleges
$31,500 Avg Salary
$30,005 Avg Student Debt

Legal Professions is the #18 most popular major in South Carolina with 526 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

The Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in South Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in South Carolina to see which 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 Colleges.

Our analysis found University of South Carolina - Columbia to be the most popular school for legal professions students who want to pursue a degree in South Carolina. UofSC is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

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#2

Charleston School of Law

Charleston, SC

The excellent programs at Charleston School of Law helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in South Carolina. Located in the city of Charleston, Charleston Law is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Greenville Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in South Carolina list. GTC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Greenville.

While working on their degree, legal professions majors at GTC accumulate an average of around $20,000 in student debt.

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#4

Midlands Technical College

West Columbia, SC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Midlands Technical College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the suburb of West Columbia, MTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

On average, legal professions graduates from MTC take out $23,242 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#5

Trident Technical College

Charleston, SC

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Trident Technical College is a great place for legal professions students. Located in the medium-sized city of Charleston, Trident Technical College is a public school with a large student population.

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Horry-Georgetown Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular legal professions programs. Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Conway.

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#7

York Technical College

Rock Hill, SC

With a ranking of #7, York Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students. York Technical College is a small public school located in the city of Rock Hill.

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With a ranking of #8, Technical College of the Lowcountry did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students. TCL is a small public school located in the town of Beaufort.

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Central Carolina Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular legal professions programs. Central Carolina is a small public school located in the small city of Sumter.

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Miller-Motte College Conway came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in South Carolina ranking. MMC Conway is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Conway.

On average, legal professions graduates from MMC Conway take out $32,297 in student loans while working on their degree.

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State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 1,307
West Virginia 330
Florida 3,659
Virginia 2,055
Arkansas 284
Mississippi 439
Tennessee 732
Louisiana 936
Alabama 426
Kentucky 423
Georgia 1,180

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 20 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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