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. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Legal Studies is the 195th most popular major in the country with 3,818 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 939 legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 585 legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 25 colleges that offered a degree in legal studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their legal studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree legal studies students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hodges University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Hodges University is a small school located in Naples, Florida that handed out 7 bachelors’s legal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Alderson Broaddus University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Philippi, West Virginia, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s legal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 25 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Florida landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Central Florida is located in Orlando, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 264 bachelors’s legal studies degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
Out of the 25 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lipscomb University landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s legal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, 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 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeastern University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Southeastern University is located in Lakeland, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s legal studies degrees to qualified students.
University of Miami did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. Coral Gables, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s legal studies degrees to 45 students 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Vanderbilt University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Vanderbilt is a fairly large school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 34 bachelors’s legal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Morehead State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Morehead State University is a public institution located in Morehead, Kentucky. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Faulkner University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Faulkner is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Montgomery, Alabama. It awarded 6 bachelors’s legal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Thomas More University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Thomas More University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Crestview Hills, Kentucky. It awarded 3 bachelors’s legal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
American Public University System ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. American Public University System is located in Charles Town, West Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 82 bachelors’s legal studies degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Holy Cross came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UHC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 1 bachelors’s legal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Mercer University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Macon, Georgia, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s legal studies students 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 freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Florida National University - Main Campus ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Hialeah, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s legal studies degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #15, Samford University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Birmingham, Alabama, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s legal studies students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. 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%.
Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. This fairly large school is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s legal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Mississippi did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. Ole Miss is a public institution located in University, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Belmont University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s legal studies degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.
Tulane University of Louisiana came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s legal studies students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
University of Arkansas at Little Rock came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UA Little Rock is a public institution located in Little Rock, Arkansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Auburn University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Auburn, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s legal studies degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
South College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #22. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this medium-sized private for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s legal studies students in 2020-2021.
Lander University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #23. Lander University is a small public school situated in Greenwood, South Carolina. It awarded 0 bachelors’s legal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Anderson University South Carolina did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #23. Anderson, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s legal studies degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Kentucky Wesleyan College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Wesleyan is a small school located in Owensboro, Kentucky that handed out 0 bachelors’s legal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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