by our College Data Analytics TeamIn 2025, College Factual analyzed 5 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Legal Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,660 master's degrees in legal professions during the 2022-2023 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
The legal professions master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality legal professions program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for legal professions students working on their master's degree.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Legal Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in legal professions.
University of Georgia is a wonderful option for individuals interested in a master's degree in legal professions. UGA is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Athens.More information about a master’s in legal professions from University of Georgia
It's difficult to beat University of Miami if you want to pursue a master's degree in legal professions. Located in the suburb of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in legal professions from University of Miami
Any student who is interested in a master's degree in legal professions has to check out University of Mississippi. Located in the remote town of University, Ole Miss is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in legal professions from University of Mississippi
It's difficult to beat American Public University System if you want to pursue a master's degree in legal professions. American Military University is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the town of Charles Town.More information about a master’s in legal professions from American Public University System
Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Lynchburg.More information about a master’s in legal professions from Liberty University
Explore the best legal professions colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 34 | 3 |
| Florida | 34 | 464 |
| Virginia | 33 | 415 |
| Georgia | 32 | 100 |
| Tennessee | 32 | 4 |
| North Carolina | 31 | 108 |
| Kentucky | 31 | 6 |
| West Virginia | 30 | 60 |
| Alabama | 30 | 55 |
| Louisiana | 30 | 144 |
| South Carolina | 30 | 0 |
| Arkansas | 30 | 11 |
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Legal Research | 1,284 |
| Legal Professions (Other) | 296 |
| Non-Professional General Legal Studies | 80 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting | 3,671 |