Ranked #28 in popularity, law is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
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. We derive our Best Overall Law School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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.
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The schools below may not offer all types of law degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Any student who is interested in law needs to look into Vanderbilt University. Vanderbilt is a 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 approximately 192 law students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the law degree program at Vanderbilt University earn $66,060 more than the standard college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
It's difficult to beat The University of Tennessee - Knoxville if you wish to pursue a degree in law. Located in the 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 schools nationwide means UT Knoxville is a great university overall.
There were about 124 law students who graduated with this degree at UT Knoxville in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the law program make around $54,708 in their early career salary.
University of Memphis is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in law. UofM is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Memphis. This university ranks 9th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were approximately 108 law students who graduated with this degree at UofM in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the law program make around $50,920 for their early career.
It's difficult to beat Lincoln Memorial University if you want to pursue a degree in law. LMU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the town of Harrogate. This university ranks 14th out of 45 schools 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. After graduation, law degree recipients typically earn an average of $42,201 at the beginning of their careers.
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. We derive our Best Overall Law School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
