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

Law is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #1 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Tennessee to determine which ones were the most popular for law students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 568 doctor's degrees in law during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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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. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Law in Tennessee ranking is to help you make that choice.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for law, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. 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

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for law.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Law in Tennessee

The following list ranks 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

Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN

182 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In TN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in law needs to take a look at Vanderbilt University. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in law in Tennessee.

There were about 182 law individuals who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent year we have data available.

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2

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Knoxville, TN

118 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In TN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in law. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public university located in the city of Knoxville. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in law in Tennessee.

There were roughly 118 law individuals who graduated with this degree at UT Knoxville in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in law from The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

3

Belmont University
Nashville, TN

100 Annual Doctor's Degrees

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

$51,400 Median Salary

Belmont University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in law. Located in the city of Nashville, Belmont is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.

There were approximately 100 law individuals who graduated with this degree at Belmont in the most recent data year.

Doctorate graduates who receive their degree from the law program earn an average of $51,400 in their early career salary.

More information about a doctorate in law from Belmont University

4

University of Memphis
Memphis, TN

88 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In TN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in law needs to check out University of Memphis. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in law in Tennessee.

There were about 88 law individuals who graduated with this degree at UofM in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in law from University of Memphis

5

Lincoln Memorial University
Harrogate, TN

80 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In TN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the distant town of Harrogate, LMU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in law in Tennessee.

There were approximately 80 law students who graduated with this degree at LMU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in law from Lincoln Memorial University

Best Law Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	143	2,068
Virginia	126	1,075
Georgia	124	967
North Carolina	113	939
Louisiana	99	654
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.