by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 West Virginia” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 61,055 people earned their degree in legal professions, making the major the 16th most popular in the United States. 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 West Virginia, there were 380 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,099 and $24,913 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in West Virginia” ranking looked at 12 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 west virginia legal professions students.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia Junior College - Morgantown landed the #1 spot on the list. WVJC Morgantown is a small private for-profit school situated in Morgantown, West Virginia. It awarded 18 ’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend BridgeValley Community & Technical College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in West Virginia. South Charleston, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s legal professions degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mountwest Community and Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in West Virginia list. This small school is located in Huntington, West Virginia, and it awarded 10 ’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Huntington Junior College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in West Virginia list. Huntington Junior College is a small school located in Huntington, West Virginia that handed out 1 ’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in West Virginia list. This large school is located in Morgantown, West Virginia, and it awarded 131 ’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
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Alderson Broaddus University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in West Virginia ranking. Alderson Broaddus University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philippi, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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American Public University System ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in West Virginia list. American Military University is located in Charles Town, West Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 182 ’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%.
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With a ranking of #8, West Virginia University at Parkersburg did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in West Virginia list. Parkersburg, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s legal professions degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
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Pierpont Community and Technical College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in West Virginia ranking. Pierpont Community and Technical College is a small school located in Fairmont, West Virginia that handed out 4 ’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #10, Blue Ridge Community and Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in West Virginia list. Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is located in Martinsburg, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 ’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #11, West Virginia Northern Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in West Virginia list. This small school is located in Wheeling, West Virginia, and it awarded 0 ’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
New River Community and Technical College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in West Virginia ranking. New River Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Beaver, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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