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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

66 Colleges
$29,075 Avg Salary
$20,374 Avg Student Debt

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 66 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Legal Professions Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Central Piedmont Community College to be the most popular school for legal professions students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Central Piedmont Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

Of the 38 students majoring in legal professions at Central Piedmont Community College, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Clayton State University is a great place for legal professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Clayton State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Morrow.

About 86% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 14% are male.

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#3

Hinds Community College

Raymond, MS

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Hinds Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in the Southeast Region . Hinds Community College is a large public school located in the town of Raymond.

Of the 33 students majoring in legal professions at Hinds Community College, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Eastern Kentucky University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the distant town of Richmond, Eastern is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 19 students majoring in legal professions at Eastern, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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Out of the 66 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Mississippi Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Senatobia, NWCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Forsyth Technical Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Forsyth Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Winston-Salem.

Of the 16 students majoring in legal professions at Forsyth Tech, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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Greenville Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for legal professions students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. GTC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Greenville.

Of the 15 students majoring in legal professions at GTC, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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Southern Crescent Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Southern Crescent Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Griffin.

Of the 12 students majoring in legal professions at Southern Crescent Technical College, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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With a ranking of #8, Coastal Carolina Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small city of Jacksonville, Coastal Carolina Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Itawamba Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. ICC is a small public school located in the remote town of Fulton.

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#8

Nunez Community College

Chalmette, LA

Nunez Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Nunez Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Chalmette.

About 92% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 8% are male.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Legal Professions students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Most Popular Legal Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
12 South College Knoxville, TN
13 Pitt Community College Winterville, NC

Explore the best legal professions schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 1,307
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 27 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to The wub.

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