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

Legal Professions is about average in terms of popularity for master's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #16 out of the 37 majors across the country that we analyze each year. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Legal Professions in Georgia ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 121 master's degrees in legal professions during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Legal Professions School for Your Master's Degree

The legal professions master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Legal Professions in Georgia ranking is to help you make that choice.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality legal professions program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for legal professions.

 

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

Below you'll see a list of 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

Emory University
Atlanta, GA

79 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In GA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Emory University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in legal professions. Emory is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Atlanta. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in legal professions in Georgia.

There were approximately 79 legal professions students who graduated with this degree at Emory in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in legal professions from Emory University

2

University of Georgia
Athens, GA

27 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In GA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Georgia is a popular decision for students pursuing a master's degree in legal professions. UGA is a fairly large public university located in the city of Athens. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in legal professions in Georgia.

There were approximately 27 legal professions students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in legal professions from University of Georgia

3

Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA

15 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In GA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Georgia State University is a popular option for students pursuing a master's degree in legal professions. Georgia State is a very large public university located in the large city of Atlanta. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in legal professions in Georgia.

There were approximately 15 legal professions students who graduated with this degree at Georgia State in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in legal professions from Georgia State 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
Tennessee	32	54
Kentucky	31	9
Virginia	31	373
South Carolina	30	1
Louisiana	30	115
North Carolina	30	130
Alabama	30	62
Arkansas	30	24
West Virginia	27	44

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Legal Professions Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Legal Research	121

Majors Similar to Legal Professions

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Public Administration & Social Service	810
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies	251
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting	139

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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