by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Kentucky to determine which ones were the best for law students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 347 doctor's degrees in law during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Your choice of law for getting your doctor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for law students working on their doctor's degree.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Law Doctor's Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in law.
University of Kentucky is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in law. UK is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Lexington.More information about a doctorate in law from University of Kentucky
It is difficult to beat University of Louisville if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in law. Located in the large city of Louisville, UofL is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in law from University of Louisville
Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in law needs to take a look at Northern Kentucky University. NKU is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Highland Heights.More information about a doctorate in law from Northern Kentucky University
Explore all the Best Law Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 138 | 2,043 |
| Virginia | 127 | 1,111 |
| Georgia | 126 | 879 |
| North Carolina | 115 | 1,005 |
| Mississippi | 113 | 236 |
| Louisiana | 103 | 719 |
| Tennessee | 102 | 597 |
| Alabama | 98 | 305 |
| South Carolina | 91 | 388 |
| Arkansas | 58 | 241 |
| West Virginia | 49 | 104 |
One of 4 majors within the Legal Professions area of study, Law has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Law | 347 |
