by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Law Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 586 people earned their degree in pre-law, making the major the 576th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 133 pre-law graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 123 pre-law graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Law Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 17 colleges that offer a degree in pre-law. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in pre-law.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree pre-law students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend William Peace University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Law Major in the Southeast Region. William Peace University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Emmanuel College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Law Major in the Southeast Region. Emmanuel College is located in Franklin Springs, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s pre-law degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Law Major in the Southeast Region. Florida College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Temple Terrace, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Palm Beach Atlantic University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Law Major in the Southeast Region list. Palm Beach Atlantic University is located in West Palm Beach, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s pre-law degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Law Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Barry University landed the #5 spot on the list. Barry University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 8 bachelors’s pre-law degrees in 2020-2021.
Liberty University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Law Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Liberty University is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 92 bachelors’s pre-law degrees to qualified students.
Mississippi Valley State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Law Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Itta Bena, Mississippi, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s pre-law degrees in 2020-2021.
Nova Southeastern University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Law Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Nova Southeastern University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees 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%.
Florida Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Law Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. This medium-sized school is located in Melbourne, Florida, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s pre-law degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, Campbellsville University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Law Major in the Southeast Region list. Campbellsville University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Campbellsville, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Rollins College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Law Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Winter Park, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s pre-law students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Charleston Southern University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Law Major in the Southeast Region list. Charleston Southern University is a small school located in Charleston, South Carolina that handed out 0 bachelors’s pre-law degrees in 2020-2021.
Newberry College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Law Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Newberry College is located in Newberry, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s pre-law degrees to qualified students.
Louisiana College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Law Major in the Southeast Region list. Pineville, Louisiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s pre-law degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Bob Jones University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Law Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. Bob Jones University is a small school located in Greenville, South Carolina that handed out 0 bachelors’s pre-law degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Southern Adventist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Law Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. This small school is located in Collegedale, Tennessee, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s pre-law degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Limestone College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Law Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Limestone College is a small school located in Gaffney, South Carolina that handed out 0 bachelors’s pre-law degrees in 2020-2021.
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