Georgia State Law Stands Alone for Best Health Care Law Programs

ATLANTA - Georgia State University College of Law has the best Health Care Law Programs in the nation according to the 2024 Best Law Schools rankings by U.S. News & World Report.

Georgia State’s health law program has been ranked No. 1 three times in the past four years, but this is the first time that the college’s program stands alone in the category.

“We are thrilled to be named the No.1 Best Health Care Law Program by U.S. News & World Report for a third year and while we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Center for Law, Health & Society at Georgia State. We are especially honored because this recognition is based on the votes of our peers across the country, and it is a fitting tribute to the vision of our founding director, Professor Emerita Charity Scott, whose life and legacy we celebrated this year,” said Erin Fuse Brown, Catherine C. Henson Professor of Law and director of the Center for Law Health & Society.

The College’s Center for Law, Health & Society was established in 2004 and administers the health law program. The Center focuses on six areas: Bioethics, Health Care Regulation & Financing, Health Sciences & Technology, Public Health, Social Justice & Human Rights and Global Health. With a dozen faculty experts, it offers multiple options for law students to explore the use of law and policy as a tool to improve health outcomes and reduce health disparities, including courses, externships, and the nationally recognized medical-legal partnership, the Health Law Partnership (HeLP) Legal Services Clinic.

The College of Law is also being recognized for its clinical training programs, holding steady at No. 19 for the “Best Clinical Training Programs,” for a second year in a row.

Georgia State Law’s dedication to practice-based learning is evident with 30 experiential courses; over 100 experiential learning opportunities; off-site and in-house clinics including the HeLP Legal Services Clinic, and the Philip C. Cook Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic which has assisted low-income and unrepresented taxpayers since 1992.

“I am extremely pleased that the College of Law has once again been ranked as having a top-20 clinical program in the country. This is a testament to the first-rate work our clinics do that impacts not only their students but also their clients and the larger legal community in Georgia,” said Ted Afield, associate dean for Experiential Education and director of Clinical Programs.

“It’s a clinical program that isn’t sitting still, which is exemplified by the new Community Development and Entrepreneurship Law Clinic we are launching in the fall.  I’ve always known that I have the pleasure of working with some of the best clinical faculty in the country, and it’s wonderful to see that recognized more broadly.”

The college has also moved up 14 spaces on the list for “Best Business/Corporate Law Programs,” and 8 spaces for “Best Contracts/Commercial Law Programs.”