by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Legal Professions & Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 2,013 people earned their degree in other legal professions and studies, making the major the 324th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 433 other legal professions and studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 372 other legal professions and studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Legal Professions & Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in other legal professions and studies. That schools that top this list have a program in other legal professions and studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Legal Professions & Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree other legal professions & studies students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regent University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Legal Professions & Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Regent is a private not-for-profit institution located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 198 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Legal Professions & Studies Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tulane University of Louisiana landed the #2 spot on the list. Tulane is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 111 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William & Mary. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Legal Professions & Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. William & Mary is a public institution located in Williamsburg, Virginia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 37 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Legal Professions & Studies Major in the Southeast Region. UARK is a large school located in Fayetteville, Arkansas that handed out 11 masters’s other legal professions and studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Legal Professions & Studies Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Fairfax, Virginia, and it awarded 15 masters’s other legal professions and studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Barry University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Legal Professions & Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 0 masters’s other legal professions and studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Charleston School of Law came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Legal Professions & Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Charleston Law is a small private for-profit school situated in Charleston, South Carolina. It awarded 0 masters’s other legal professions and studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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