Health Law Program Ranked No. 2 Nationwide

ATLANTA – U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 Best Law School rankings confirmed once again that Georgia State University College of Law has one of the best health law programs placing it at No. 2 nationwide.

Last year the college’s health law program was ranked at No. 3 and it has been a top ten program since 2008.

“We appreciate the continued recognition of our health law program as a top three program for almost a decade,” said Leslie Wolf, director of the Center for Law, Health and Society at Georgia State Law. “Over the past two decades, we have created a vibrant health law community, with about a dozen health law faculty. Through our full-time faculty and committed adjunct faculty, we offer a wide array of health law courses, including our award-winning Health Law Partnership (HeLP) Legal Services Clinic. We also continue to engage our colleagues and community through events like our Charity Scott Endowed Lecture series, Bioethics at the Movies, and symposia.”

In June 2026 Georgia State Law and the CLHS will welcome colleagues from all over the nation for the 49^th Annual Health Law Professors Conference which is expected to bring hundreds of attendees to the city of Atlanta.

Health care law isn’t the only program at the college that was recognized in this year’s rankings report. The part-time J.D. program, widely known for enrolling non-traditional students, is holding steady at No. 21 for the second consecutive year. As of 2026, 24 percent of Georgia State Law students are enrolled in the part-time program. These students can take classes during the day, evening or a combination of both.

“Responding to the need in Atlanta for a high-quality, part-time program drove the creation of Georgia State Law,” said Courtney Anderson, dean of Georgia State Law. “We are proud that it is No. 21 in the nation.”

The College of Law’s clinical training program has moved up seven places to No. 36. The law school has a heavy focus on experiential, practice-based learning with a variety of simulation courses;  a multitude of externships; and a growing number of in-house clinics to join its off-site and existing in-house clinics including the Philip C. Cook Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic which has assisted low-income and unrepresented taxpayers since 1992. In 2024 the law school implemented the Community Development & Entrepreneurship Law Clinic – metro Atlanta’s first in-house, law school based transactional law clinic.

“Our clinical program is one of the most meaningful pathways for student growth while in law school. It helps students define who they will be as lawyers while developing the skills needed to achieve their professional goals. Building on our strong foundation, this year the clinical program has worked to expand opportunities through the addition of a new in-house clinic, celebrated the promotions of clinical faculty to new leadership roles, added new faculty, and deepened the clinical program’s impact in the communities we serve,” said Kendall Kerew, associate dean for experiential education and clinical professor of law.

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