If you pursue a degree in law, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #28 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Law Schools in Kentucky ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 289 degrees in law to qualified students.
Your choice of law school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Law School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
The law 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 Law Schools in Kentucky.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the law degrees they offer, see the list below.
It's hard to beat University of Kentucky if you want to pursue a degree in law. UK is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Lexington. A Best Colleges rank of #230 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UK is a great university overall.
There were about 82 law students who graduated with this degree at UK in the most recent data year. After graduation, law degree recipients typically make around $48,755 in their early careers.
Every student who is interested in law has to check out University of Louisville. Located in the large city of Louisville, UofL is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 38 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were about 88 law students who graduated with this degree at UofL in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the law degree program at University of Louisville earn $4,304 above the typical college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.
Any student who is interested in law needs to take a look at Northern Kentucky University. NKU is a large public university located in the large suburb of Highland Heights. This university ranks 6th out of 38 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were roughly 119 law students who graduated with this degree at NKU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the law program make an average of $41,900 for their early career.
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).
Your choice of law school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Law School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
