Law is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #21 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Law Schools in Tennessee ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 597 degrees in law to qualified students.
Your choice of law school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Law School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Law Schools in Tennessee list, to help you choose the best school for you.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the law degrees they offer, see the list below.
Every student pursuing a degree in law needs to check out Vanderbilt University. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Nashville. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.
There were about 192 law students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent data year.
It's hard to beat The University of Tennessee - Knoxville if you wish to pursue a degree in law. Located in the midsize city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #173 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UT Knoxville is a great university overall.
There were roughly 124 law students who graduated with this degree at UT Knoxville in the most recent data year.
University of Memphis is a good option for students pursuing a degree in law. UofM is a fairly large public university located in the city of Memphis. This university ranks 9th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were about 108 law students who graduated with this degree at UofM in the most recent year we have data available.
It is hard to beat Lincoln Memorial University if you wish to pursue a degree in law. LMU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of Harrogate. This university ranks 14th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were roughly 80 law students who graduated with this degree at LMU in the most recent data year.
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Notes and References
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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Your choice of law school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Law School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
