If you pursue a degree in law, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #28 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Georgia to determine which ones were the best for law students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 879 degrees in law during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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 Georgia 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.
It is hard to beat Emory University if you want to pursue a degree in law. Located in the city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #28 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Emory is a great university overall.
There were roughly 281 law students who graduated with this degree at Emory in the most recent year we have data available. Those law students who get their degree from Emory University make $17,967 more than the standard law student.
University of Georgia is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in law. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were approximately 200 law students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the law program at University of Georgia earn $8,193 above the typical college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
Georgia State University is a great decision for students interested in a degree in law. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 12th out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were about 197 law students who graduated with this degree at Georgia State in the most recent year we have data available. Law degree recipients from Georgia State University receive an earnings boost of approximately $9,553 over the typical earnings of law majors.
Every student pursuing a degree in law has to check out Atlanta's John Marshall Law School. AJMLS is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.
There were roughly 76 law students who graduated with this degree at AJMLS in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the law program state that they receive average early career earnings of $40,003.
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.
