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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Legal Research in Tennessee

2 Ranked Colleges
4 Degrees Awarded
$34,800 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Legal Research Major in Tennessee

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Research Major in Tennessee” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 6,874 people earned their degree in legal research, making the major the 114th most popular in the United States. 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 Tennessee, there were 4 legal research graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 4 legal research graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,060 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Research Major in Tennessee” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in legal research. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their legal research program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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The legal research school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Research Major in Tennessee”.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for tennessee master’s degree legal research students.

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Vanderbilt University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Research Major in Tennessee. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified masters’s legal research students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Research Major in Tennessee list. This large school is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and it awarded 0 masters’s legal research degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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