When it comes to popularity, legal professions sits in the middle of the road, ranking #16 out of 38 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.
College Factual reviewed 7 schools in Georgia to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of legal professions. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,499 degrees in legal professions during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of legal professions school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Legal Professions School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 the Best Legal Professions Schools in Georgia.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the legal professions degree levels they offer.
Emory University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in legal professions. Located in the city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #28 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Emory is a great university overall.
There were approximately 354 legal professions students who graduated with this degree at Emory in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the legal professions major at Emory University earn $26,005 more than the average graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
Every student pursuing a degree in legal professions has to take a look at University of Georgia. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #72 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.
There were approximately 423 legal professions students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the legal professions program at University of Georgia earn $23,467 more than the standard college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.
Clayton State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in legal professions. Clayton State University is a moderately-sized public university located in the large suburb of Morrow. This university ranks 50th out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were about 61 legal professions students who graduated with this degree at Clayton State University in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the legal professions program report average early career earnings of $41,833.
Herzing University - Atlanta is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in legal professions. Located in the city of Atlanta, Herzing University - Atlanta is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 35th out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were about 6 legal professions students who graduated with this degree at Herzing University - Atlanta in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the legal professions program report average early career income of $31,003.
Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 12th out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were approximately 212 legal professions students who graduated with this degree at Georgia State in the most recent data year. Legal Professions degree recipients from Georgia State University earn a boost of around $24,827 above the average earnings of legal professions graduates.
Located in the large suburb of Lilburn, Gwinnett College - Lilburn is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
There were approximately 8 legal professions students who graduated with this degree at Gwinnett College - Lilburn in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the legal professions program make around $26,735 in their early career salary.
South University's online programs is a moderately-sized private for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Savannah.
There were approximately 22 legal professions students who graduated with this degree at South University's online programs in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the legal professions program report average early career earnings of $28,293.
AJMLS is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.
There were about 76 legal professions students who graduated with this degree at AJMLS in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the legal professions program state that they receive average early career wages of $40,003.
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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Your choice of legal professions school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Legal Professions School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
