by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,228 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 70 colleges that offer a degree in legal professions. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their legal professions program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida Memorial University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Miami Gardens, Florida, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hodges University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Naples, Florida, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South University, Montgomery. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region list. South University, Montgomery is located in Montgomery, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’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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Out of the 70 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, James Madison University landed the #4 spot on the list. James Madison University is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 91 bachelors’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 70 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Alderson Broaddus University landed the #5 spot on the list. Alderson Broaddus University is a small school located in Philippi, West Virginia that handed out 3 bachelors’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Florida Gulf Coast University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. Fort Myers, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s legal professions degrees to 53 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #7, Clayton State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region list. Clayton State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Morrow, Georgia. It awarded 19 bachelors’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
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Mississippi University for Women came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Columbus, Mississippi, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Central Florida came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Central Florida is a large public school situated in Orlando, Florida. It awarded 264 bachelors’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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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Lipscomb University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Lipscomb University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, 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 86%.
With a ranking of #11, The University of West Florida did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region list. UWF is a fairly large school located in Pensacola, Florida that handed out 48 bachelors’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
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William Peace University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s legal professions students in 2020-2021.
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Herzing University - Kenner did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. Herzing University - Kenner is a private not-for-profit institution located in Kenner, Louisiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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South University, Savannah ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region list. South University, Savannah is a small school located in Savannah, Georgia that handed out 3 bachelors’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Liberty University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Lynchburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s legal professions degrees to 205 students in 2020-2021.
Southeastern University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region ranking. SEU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Lakeland, Florida. It awarded 13 bachelors’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Emmanuel College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. Emmanuel College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Franklin Springs, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Eastern Kentucky University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Richmond, Kentucky, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #19, University of Miami did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Coral Gables, Florida. It awarded 45 bachelors’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.
University of Southern Mississippi did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #20. University of Southern Mississippi is a fairly large public school situated in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It awarded 26 bachelors’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #21, Regent University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region list. Virginia Beach, Virginia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s legal professions degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
Vanderbilt University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 34 degrees to qualified bachelors’s legal professions students in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. 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.
Morehead State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #23. Morehead, Kentucky is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s legal professions degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
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Florida College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Florida College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Temple Terrace, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Faulkner University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Faulkner University is located in Montgomery, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.
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