by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,370 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 34 colleges that offered 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 legal professions 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 Professions Major in the Southeast Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region”.
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 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 masters’s legal professions degrees to 198 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hodges University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region. Naples, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s legal professions degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulane University of Louisiana. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 123 masters’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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.
Out of the 34 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wake Forest University landed the #4 spot on the list. Wake Forest University is a medium-sized school located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina that handed out 63 masters’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, 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 95%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St. Thomas University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region. St. Thomas University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Miami Gardens, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Loyola University New Orleans landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Loyola University New Orleans is a small school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 21 masters’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, University of Miami did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Coral Gables, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 102 diplomas to qualified masters’s legal professions students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, 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 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Stetson University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in DeLand, Florida, and it awarded 18 masters’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
With a ranking of #9, Emory University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 70 degrees to qualified masters’s legal professions 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. 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #10, Samford University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region list. Samford is located in Birmingham, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 masters’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
William & Mary came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region ranking. William & Mary is a medium-sized public school situated in Williamsburg, Virginia. It awarded 37 masters’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, 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 93%.
Nova Southeastern University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. NUS Florida is a large school located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida that handed out 69 masters’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
With a ranking of #13, Florida State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region list. Florida State University is a large public school situated in Tallahassee, Florida. It awarded 129 masters’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, 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 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Duke University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Durham, North Carolina, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 45 degrees to qualified masters’s legal professions students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 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 0.3%, 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 97%.
With a ranking of #15, George Mason University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region list. GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 67 masters’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.
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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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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With a ranking of #16, University of Florida did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region list. UF is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 88 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Liberty University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Liberty University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 104 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
West Virginia University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Morgantown, West Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s legal professions degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
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University of Richmond came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Richmond is a small school located in University of Richmond, Virginia that handed out 4 masters’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 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 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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 University of Alabama came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Tuscaloosa, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s legal professions degrees to 31 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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American Public University System did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #21. This large school is located in Charles Town, West Virginia, and it awarded 33 masters’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%.
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Georgia State University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 15 masters’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Florida International University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Florida International University is a large public school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 32 masters’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Northern Kentucky University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Highland Heights, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s legal professions degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
University of Arkansas came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, this large public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s legal professions students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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