by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Legal Research Major in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Legal Research is the 114th most popular major in the country with 6,874 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, legal research graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $66,544 and had an average of $26,000 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 1,083 legal research graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,135 and $25,000 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 25 legal research graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,087 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Legal Research Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in legal research. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in legal research.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree legal research students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St. Thomas University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Legal Research Major in the Southeast Region list. STU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Miami Gardens, Florida. It awarded 3 doctorate’s legal research degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wake Forest University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Legal Research Major in the Southeast Region. This medium-sized school is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s legal research degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
Read full report on Legal Research at Wake Forest University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Emory University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Legal Research Major in the Southeast Region. Emory is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s legal research degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Legal Research Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Durham, North Carolina, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s legal research students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulane University of Louisiana. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Legal Research Major in the Southeast Region list. Tulane is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
University of Virginia - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Legal Research Major in the Southeast Region list. Charlottesville, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s legal research degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Virginia - Main Campus Legal Research Report
The University of Alabama did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Legal Research Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Tuscaloosa, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s legal research degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Legal Research at The University of Alabama
University of Florida did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Legal Research Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. UF is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 4 doctorate’s legal research degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
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