2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Legal Professions in Alabama

When it comes to popularity, a master's degree in legal professions sits in the middle of the road, ranking #16 out of 37 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Alabama to determine which ones were the most popular for master's degree seekers in the field of legal professions. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 60 master's degrees in legal professions during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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One Size Does Not Fit All

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 legal professions.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Legal Professions in Alabama

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in legal professions.

Most Well Attended Schools for Legal Professions Students Working on Their Master's

1

The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL

43 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In AL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at The University of Alabama if you want to pursue a master's degree in legal professions. Located in the city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in legal professions in Alabama. More information about a master’s in legal professions from The University of Alabama

2

Samford University
Birmingham, AL

17 Annual Master's Degrees

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Samford University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in legal professions. Samford is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Birmingham. More information about a master’s in legal professions from Samford University

Best Legal Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	34	411
Mississippi	33	4
Georgia	32	140
Tennessee	32	54
Kentucky	31	9
Virginia	31	373
South Carolina	30	1
Louisiana	30	115
North Carolina	30	130
Arkansas	30	24
West Virginia	27	44

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Legal Professions Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Legal Research	60

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Public Administration & Social Service	840
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting	435
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies	148

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).
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