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In 2020-2021, 61,055 people earned their degree in legal professions, making the major the 16th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, legal professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,649 and had an average of $28,699 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 13,591 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,704 and $29,689 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,579 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,328 and $20,384 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 147 colleges that offered a degree in legal professions. That schools that top this list have a program in legal professions in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree legal professions students.
Out of the 147 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Gwinnett College - Lilburn landed the #2 spot on the list. Gwinnett College - Lilburn is located in Lilburn, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Out of the 147 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, City College - Fort Lauderdale landed the #3 spot on the list. Fort Lauderdale, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s legal professions degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Out of the 147 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Herzing University - Kenner landed the #4 spot on the list. Herzing University - Kenner is a small school located in Kenner, Louisiana that handed out 4 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 147 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia Junior College - Morgantown landed the #5 spot on the list. WVJC Morgantown is a small private for-profit school situated in Morgantown, West Virginia. It awarded 11 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Western Piedmont Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region list. Morganton, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s legal professions degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Nunez Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Chalmette, Louisiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s legal professions degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
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BridgeValley Community & Technical College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region ranking. BridgeValley Community & Technical College is located in South Charleston, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 associates’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.
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Mountwest Community and Technical College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Huntington, West Virginia, this small public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified associates’s legal professions students in 2020-2021.
Herzing University - Atlanta ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 6 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
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Remington College - Shreveport Campus came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Remington College - Shreveport Campus is a private not-for-profit institution located in Shreveport, Louisiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Huntington Junior College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. Huntington Junior College is a small school located in Huntington, West Virginia that handed out 1 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
City College - Altamonte Springs did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. City College - Altamonte Springs is located in Altamonte Springs, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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Hodges University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region ranking. International College is located in Naples, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.
Carteret Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. Carteret Community College is a small public school situated in Morehead City, North Carolina. It awarded 11 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
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.
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Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, this small private for-profit school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified associates’s legal professions students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
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Miller-Motte College Conway did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. Conway, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s legal professions degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Technical College of the Lowcountry came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Technical College of the Lowcountry is a small public school situated in Beaufort, South Carolina. It awarded 6 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Enterprise State Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Enterprise State Community College is located in Enterprise, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.
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Miller-Motte College Raleigh landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this small private for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified associates’s legal professions students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #21, Holmes Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region list. Holmes Community College is a small school located in Goodman, Mississippi that handed out 26 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #22, Reynolds Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region list. Reynolds Community College is located in Richmond, Virginia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 associates’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.
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Greenville Technical College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region ranking. GTC is located in Greenville, South Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 associates’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.
Nashville State Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #24. Nashville State Community College is a medium-sized school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 19 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #25, Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region list. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 82 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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