It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Legal Professions is the 16th most popular major in the country with 61,055 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, legal professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,649 and had an average of $28,699 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 13,591 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,704 and $29,689 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 232 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in legal professions. That schools that top this list have a program in legal professions in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region legal professions students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Charleston School of Law. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region list. Charleston Law is located in Charleston, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 189 ’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 232 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Coastal School of Law landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Jacksonville, Florida, this small private for-profit school awarded 47 degrees to qualified ’s legal professions students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Appalachian School of Law. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region list. Appalachian School of Law is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Grundy, Virginia. It awarded 57 ’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 76 ’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ave Maria School of Law. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Naples, Florida, and it awarded 66 ’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #7, Stetson University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region list. Stetson University is a private not-for-profit institution located in DeLand, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 279 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
St. Thomas University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. St. Thomas University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Miami Gardens, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 250 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Washington and Lee University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Lexington, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s legal professions degrees to 118 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Loyola University New Orleans ranked #10 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region list. Loyola New Orleans is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 174 ’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Southern University and A & M College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. Southern University and A & M College is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 176 ’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.
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Regent University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and it awarded 298 ’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Richmond ranked #13 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region list. URichmond is a small school located in University of Richmond, Virginia that handed out 159 ’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Gwinnett College - Lilburn ranked #14 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region list. Gwinnett College - Lilburn is a small school located in Lilburn, Georgia that handed out 8 ’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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Campbell University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Campbell is a private not-for-profit institution located in Buies Creek, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 166 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #16, Barry University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region list. Barry University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 196 ’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Samford University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Birmingham, Alabama, and it awarded 163 ’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Florida Memorial University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. Florida Memorial University is located in Miami Gardens, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 ’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.
Wake Forest University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 240 degrees to qualified ’s legal professions students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Miami did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Coral Gables, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 491 diplomas to qualified ’s legal professions students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #21, Hodges University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Naples, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 24 degrees to qualified ’s legal professions students in 2020-2021.
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region list. Florida A&M University is a medium-sized public school situated in Tallahassee, Florida. It awarded 153 ’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
William & Mary did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #23. This medium-sized school is located in Williamsburg, Virginia, and it awarded 217 ’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Mississippi College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region list. Mississippi College is a small school located in Clinton, Mississippi that handed out 103 ’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Emory University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s legal professions degrees to 354 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Not only did these schools make the top 35 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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