by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 3,818 people earned their degree in legal studies, making the major the 195th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 939 legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 73 legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer 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.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The legal studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree legal studies students.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hodges University landed the #1 spot on the list. Hodges University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Naples, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Virginia University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region. WVU is a large public school situated in Morgantown, West Virginia. It awarded 27 masters’s legal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, American Public University System landed the #3 spot on the list. American Public University System is a private for-profit institution located in Charles Town, West Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 33 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%.
Read more about Legal Studies at American Public University System
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Kentucky University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. NKU is a public institution located in Highland Heights, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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