by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Kentucky” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Law is the 28th most popular major in the country with 36,216 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, law graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $64,466 and had an average of $19,500 in loans still to pay off.
Across Kentucky, there were 347 law graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,479 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 347 law graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,257 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Law Major in Kentucky” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in law. That schools that top this list have a program in law in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Law Major in Kentucky” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for kentucky doctor’s degree law students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Kentucky University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Law Major in Kentucky list. Located in Highland Heights, Kentucky, this fairly large public school handed out 100 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s law students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Louisville. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Law Major in Kentucky. UofL is located in Louisville, Kentucky and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 112 doctorate’s law degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Law Major in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the #3 spot on the list. UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 135 doctorate’s law degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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