by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Legal Studies is the 195th most popular major in the country with 3,976 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Southeast region, there were 953 legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 67 legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,020 and $16,931 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in legal studies. That schools that top this list have a program in legal studies 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 studies students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is located in Perkinston, Mississippi and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 49 associates’s legal studies degrees to qualified students.
Full Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Legal Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia University at Parkersburg. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. West Virginia University at Parkersburg is a small school located in Parkersburg, West Virginia that handed out 4 associates’s legal studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Legal Studies at West Virginia University at Parkersburg
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Holmes Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region. Holmes Community College is a public institution located in Goodman, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Faulkner University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region. Faulkner is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Montgomery, Alabama. It awarded 8 associates’s legal studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tulane University of Louisiana. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Studies Major in the Southeast Region. Tulane is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 11 associates’s legal studies degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Read more about Legal Studies at Tulane University of Louisiana
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