2023 Most Well Attended Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 associate degree level specifically, there were 62 legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,328 and $20,384 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in legal studies. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in legal studies.

See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Well Attended Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree legal studies students.

Top 5 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Legal Studies in the Southeast Region

1

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Perkinston, Mississippi

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public institution located in Perkinston, Mississippi. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 44 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Legal Studies Report

2

Holmes Community College
Goodman, Mississippi

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Holmes Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Goodman, Mississippi, and it awarded 10 associates’s legal studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Legal Studies at Holmes Community College

3

West Virginia University at Parkersburg
Parkersburg, West Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Virginia University at Parkersburg. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate. West Virginia University at Parkersburg is located in Parkersburg, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s legal studies degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Legal Studies at West Virginia University at Parkersburg

4

Faulkner University
Montgomery, Alabama

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Faulkner University landed the #4 spot on the list. Faulkner University is located in Montgomery, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s legal studies degrees to qualified students.

Full Faulkner University Legal Studies Report

5

Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana

#21 overall quality in Southeast

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Tulane University of Louisiana landed the #5 spot on the list. Tulane is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 associates’s legal studies degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.

Read full report on Legal Studies at Tulane University of Louisiana

• Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Legal Studies

Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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