2024 Best Law Schools in Louisiana

Law is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #21 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Law Schools in Louisiana ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 719 degrees in law during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Law Rankings by Degree Level

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Law Schools in Louisiana list, to help you choose the best school for you. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Law in Louisiana

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the law degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Louisiana Schools in Law

1

Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

201 Law Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in law needs to look into Tulane University of Louisiana. Located in the city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a degree in law from Tulane University of Louisiana

2

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Baton Rouge, LA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

189 Law Degrees Awarded

12.2% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College if you want to pursue a degree in law. Louisiana State University is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge.More information about a degree in law from Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Best Law Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Law Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	715	2,043
North Carolina	710	1,005
Georgia	690	879
Virginia	630	1,111
Tennessee	624	597
South Carolina	530	388
Kentucky	518	347
Mississippi	501	236
Alabama	500	305
Arkansas	466	241
West Virginia	410	104

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.