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Legal Professions at Albany Law School

Legal Professions at Albany Law School

What traits are you looking for in a legal professions school? To help you decide if Albany Law School is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's legal professions program.

Albany Law is located in Albany, New York and approximately 566 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Legal Professions section at the bottom of this page.

  • Master’s Degree in Legal Professions

Online Classes Are Available at Albany Law

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Albany Law offers distance education options for legal professions at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

There were 164 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #107 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal professions majors at Albany Law School.

45% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 55% of legal professions master's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in legal professions each year. Albany Law does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a legal professions master's degree from Albany Law, 69% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Albany Law School with a master's in legal professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 20
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Legal Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Albany Law School. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Law 164
Legal Research 31

A degree in legal professions can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Albany Law School.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Lawyers 76,840 $167,110
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 25,500 $58,750
Legal Secretaries 15,440 $55,920
Law Professors 3,440 $137,990
Judges, and Magistrates 3,170 $158,970

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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