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Legal Professions at American Public University System

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

American Military University is located in Charles Town, West Virginia and has a total student population of 50,047. Of the 7,005 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from American Public University System in 2021, 82 of them were legal professions majors.

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.

  • Basic Certificate in Legal Professions (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Legal Professions
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Legal Professions
  • Master’s Degree in Legal Professions

Online Classes Are Available at American Military University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

  • Associate’s Degree
  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

The following rankings from College Factual show how the legal professions progam at American Military University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The legal professions major at American Military University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Legal Professions. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Legal Professions Basic Certificate Schools 2
10
Most Popular Online Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools 11
Most Focused Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools 114
Most Focused Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools 378

In 2021, 33 students received their master’s degree in legal professions from American Military University. This makes it the #60 most popular school for legal professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal professions majors at American Public University System.

71% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 29% of legal professions associate's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in legal professions at American Military University are white. Around 53% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. American Military University does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in legal professions graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American Public University System with a associate's in legal professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 18
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

66% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 82 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Legal Professions from American Military University in 2020-2021, 34% were men and 66% were women.

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About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in legal professions at American Military University are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American Public University System with a bachelor's in legal professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 12
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 46
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 14

70% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 30% of legal professions master's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

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In the legal professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 36% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American Public University System with a master's in legal professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 13
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

American Military University also has a doctoral program available in legal professions. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

If you plan to be a legal professions major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from American Public University System. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 115
Legal Support Services 34

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 WV, the home state for American Public University System.

Occupation Jobs in WV Average Salary in WV
Lawyers 2,480 $98,630
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 1,810 $46,080
Legal Secretaries 1,430 $38,460
Judges, and Magistrates 300 $80,990
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 150 $59,440

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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