2024 Best Legal Professions Master's Degree Schools in Georgia

When it comes to popularity, a master's degree in legal professions sits in the middle of the road, ranking #18 out of 37 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Georgia to determine which ones were the best for legal professions students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 100 master's degrees in legal professions during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on legal professions students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other legal professions students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt legal professions students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized legal professions related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for legal professions students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Legal Professions Master's Degree Schools in Georgia list, to help you choose the best school for you.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Legal Professions in Georgia

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for legal professions students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Georgia Schools for a Master's in Legal Professions

1

Emory University
Atlanta, GA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

70 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Emory University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in legal professions. Emory is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Atlanta.More information about a master’s in legal professions from Emory University

2

University of Georgia
Athens, GA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Georgia if you want to pursue a master's degree in legal professions. UGA is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Athens.More information about a master’s in legal professions from University of Georgia

3

Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in legal professions needs to check out Georgia State University. Georgia State is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Atlanta.More information about a master’s in legal professions from Georgia State University

Best Legal Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Legal Professions Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	34	3
Florida	34	464
Virginia	33	415
Tennessee	32	4
North Carolina	31	108
Kentucky	31	6
West Virginia	30	60
Alabama	30	55
Louisiana	30	144
South Carolina	30	0
Arkansas	30	11

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Legal Professions Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Legal Research	100

Majors Similar to Legal Professions

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting	127

Notes and References

• 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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