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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in Tennessee

17 Colleges
$60,467 Avg Salary
$19,560 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 732 degrees and certificates were awarded to legal professions students who went to a Tennessee college or university. This makes it the #20 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 17 schools in Tennessee to see which ones were the most popular 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for legal professions majors pursuing a .

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Our analysis found Vanderbilt University to be the most popular school for legal professions students who want to pursue a degree in Tennessee. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in Tennessee list. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Knoxville.

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#3

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Memphis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Belmont University

Nashville, TN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Belmont University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in Tennessee list. Belmont is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lincoln Memorial University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the distant town of Harrogate, LMU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Nashville State Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students. Located in the city of Nashville, Nashville State Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Chattanooga State Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in Tennessee ranking. Located in the midsize city of Chattanooga, Chattanooga State Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#8

South College

Knoxville, TN

South College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for legal professions students. It came in at #8 on the list. South College is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.

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#9

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN

Lipscomb University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular legal professions programs. Lipscomb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

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Pellissippi State Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for legal professions students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Knoxville, Pellissippi State Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 1,307
West Virginia 330
Florida 3,659
Virginia 2,055
Arkansas 284
Mississippi 439
South Carolina 526
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 17 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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