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Legal Professions at Arizona State University - Tempe

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Legal Professions at Arizona State University - Tempe

If you plan to study legal professions, take a look at what Arizona State University - Tempe has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and has a total student population of 74,795. In 2021, 106 legal professions majors received their bachelor's degree from ASU - Tempe.

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)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Legal Professions
  • Master’s Degree in Legal Professions
  • Doctorate Degree in Legal Professions

The following rankings from College Factual show how the legal professions progam at ASU - Tempe compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The legal professions major at ASU - Tempe 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
18
Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools 38
Best Value Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools 39

In 2021, 106 students received their master’s degree in legal professions from ASU - Tempe. This makes it the #18 most popular school for legal professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 286 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #23 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 Arizona State University - Tempe.

72% Women
61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 106 students earned a bachelor's degree in legal professions from ASU - Tempe. About 72% of these graduates were women and the other 28% were men.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% more racial-ethnic minorities in its legal professions bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Arizona State University - Tempe with a bachelor's in legal professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 42
White 37
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 11

52% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 106 students who graduated with a master’s in legal professions from ASU - Tempe in 2021, 48% were men and 52% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in legal professions each year. ASU - Tempe does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a legal professions master's degree from ASU - Tempe, 53% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Arizona State University - Tempe with a master's in legal professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 13
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 56
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 15

ASU - Tempe also has a doctoral program available in legal professions. In 2021, 286 students 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 Arizona State University - Tempe. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Law 283
Legal Research 143
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 116
Legal Professions (Other) 41

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 AZ, the home state for Arizona State University - Tempe.

Occupation Jobs in AZ Average Salary in AZ
Lawyers 9,370 $145,750
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 7,280 $48,370
Legal Secretaries 2,620 $47,320
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 840 $53,850
Judges, and Magistrates 790 $108,080

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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