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. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking.
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.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 30 colleges that offered a degree in legal studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in legal studies.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region legal studies students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hodges University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. International College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Naples, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alderson Broaddus University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Alderson Broaddus University is located in Philippi, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 ’s legal studies degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Florida. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Orlando, Florida, this large public school awarded 264 diplomas to qualified ’s legal studies students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is located in Perkinston, Mississippi and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 44 ’s legal studies degrees to qualified students.
Full Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Legal Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lipscomb University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Lipscomb University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 17 ’s legal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
West Virginia University at Parkersburg ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. West Virginia University at Parkersburg is located in Parkersburg, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 ’s legal studies degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #7, Southeastern University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Lakeland, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s legal studies degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
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American Public University System landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Charles Town, West Virginia, and it awarded 115 ’s legal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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With a ranking of #9, Faulkner University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Montgomery, Alabama, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified ’s legal studies students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, University of Miami did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. U Miami is located in Coral Gables, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 45 ’s legal studies degrees to qualified students.
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 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Vanderbilt University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. Vanderbilt University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 34 ’s legal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Morehead State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools 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 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Thomas More University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Crestview Hills, Kentucky, and it awarded 3 ’s legal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Holmes Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Holmes Community College is a small school located in Goodman, Mississippi that handed out 10 ’s legal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Holy Cross landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s legal studies degrees to 1 students 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.
Mercer University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Macon, Georgia, and it awarded 12 ’s legal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, 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 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Florida National University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. Florida National University - Main Campus is a private for-profit institution located in Hialeah, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Florida National University - Main Campus Legal Studies Report
With a ranking of #18, West Virginia University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 ’s legal studies degrees to qualified students.
Samford University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Birmingham, Alabama, and it awarded 7 ’s legal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #20, Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and it awarded 21 ’s legal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #21, University of Mississippi did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Mississippi is a public institution located in University, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 22 ’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 landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 6 degrees to qualified ’s legal studies 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 #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s legal studies degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%.
Read full report on Legal Studies at Tulane University of Louisiana
University of Arkansas at Little Rock came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a medium-sized school located in Little Rock, Arkansas that handed out 4 ’s legal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Northern Kentucky University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Highland Heights, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s legal studies degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
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