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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Law Major in South Carolina” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 36,411 people earned their degree in law, making the major the 21st most popular in the United States.
Across South Carolina, there were 377 law graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 377 law graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,770 and $140,717 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Law Major in South Carolina” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in law. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in law.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Law Major in South Carolina” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Law Major in South Carolina”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Charleston School of Law. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Law Major in South Carolina list. Located in Charleston, South Carolina, this small private for-profit school awarded 177 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s law students in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Law Major in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #2 spot on the list. UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 200 doctorate’s law degrees to qualified students.
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 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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