2024 Best American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

a master's degree in american/u.s. law/legal studies/jurisprudence is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #218 out of 1172 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for american/u.s. law/legal studies/jurisprudence students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 114 master's degrees in american/u.s. law/legal studies/jurisprudence to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to american/u.s. law/legal studies/jurisprudence students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other american/u.s. law/legal studies/jurisprudence students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized american/u.s. law/legal studies/jurisprudence related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for american/u.s. law/legal studies/jurisprudence students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence in the Southeast Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in american/u.s. law/legal studies/jurisprudence.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Master's in American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence

1

Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, FL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Nova Southeastern University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in american/u.s. law/legal studies/jurisprudence. Located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in american/u.s. law/legal studies/jurisprudence from Nova Southeastern University

2

Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

81 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in american/u.s. law/legal studies/jurisprudence needs to check out Liberty University. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Lynchburg.More information about a master’s in american/u.s. law/legal studies/jurisprudence from Liberty University

Best American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Colleges by State

Explore the best american/u.s. law/legal studies/jurisprudence colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	422	14
Virginia	331	81
Louisiana	250	19

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American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Related Rankings by Major

One of 24 majors within the Legal Research area of study, American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Advanced Legal Research/Studies	296
Other Legal Research & Advanced Professional Studies	167
Tax Law/Taxation	125
Programs for Foreign Lawyers	95
International Law & Legal Studies	57
Health Law	28
Banking, Corporate, Finance, & Securities Law	12
Comparative Law	12
Energy, Environment, & Natural Resources Law	9
International Business, Trade, & Tax Law	8

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.