2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Law in Georgia

If you pursue a doctor's degree in law, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #1 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in Georgia to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of law. Combined, these schools handed out 873 doctor's degrees in law to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Law School for Your Doctor's Degree

The law doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Law in Georgia ranking.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality law program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Law Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for law.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Law in Georgia

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in law.

Most Well Attended Schools for Law Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Emory University
Atlanta, GA

280 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In GA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Emory University is a popular choice for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in law. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Atlanta. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in law in Georgia.

There were roughly 280 law students who graduated with this degree at Emory in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in law from Emory University

2

Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA

191 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In GA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Georgia State University is a popular decision for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in law. Georgia State is a very large public university located in the large city of Atlanta. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in law in Georgia.

There were about 191 law students who graduated with this degree at Georgia State in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in law from Georgia State University

3

University of Georgia
Athens, GA

183 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In GA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Georgia is a popular choice for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in law. UGA is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Athens. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in law in Georgia.

There were roughly 183 law students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in law from University of Georgia

4

Mercer University
Macon, GA

121 Annual Doctor's Degrees

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

$46,200 Median Salary

Mercer University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in law. Mercer is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Macon.

There were approximately 121 law individuals who graduated with this degree at Mercer in the most recent data year.

Doctorate graduates who receive their degree from the law program earn about $46,200 for their early career.

More information about a doctorate in law from Mercer University

5

Atlanta's John Marshall Law School
Atlanta, GA

98 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In GA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the large city of Atlanta, AJMLS is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in law in Georgia.

There were approximately 98 law individuals who graduated with this degree at AJMLS in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in law from Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School

Best Law Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Law Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	143	2,068
Virginia	126	1,075
North Carolina	113	939
Louisiana	99	654
Tennessee	98	561
Alabama	94	326
South Carolina	88	405
Kentucky	86	389
Mississippi	72	224
Arkansas	57	228
West Virginia	49	101

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Notes and References

• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.