Legal Professions at Baylor University

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

Baylor is located in Waco, Texas and has a total student population of 19,297.

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.

Baylor Legal Professions Degrees Available

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

Baylor Legal Professions Rankings

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There were 166 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #101 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Legal Professions Student Demographics at Baylor

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

Baylor Legal Professions Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 legal professions majors earned their master's degree from Baylor. Of these graduates, 47% were men and 53% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in legal professions each year. Baylor does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a legal professions master's degree from Baylor, 67% 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 Baylor University with a master's in legal professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Legal Professions

The following legal professions concentations are available at Baylor University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Baylor University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Law	166
Legal Research	15

Related Majors

• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
• Public Administration & Social Service

Careers That Legal Professions Grads May Go Into

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 TX, the home state for Baylor University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Lawyers	42,590	$150,250
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	24,290	$56,270
Legal Secretaries	12,990	$46,430
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	6,250	$57,940
Legal Support Workers	2,140	$63,140

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Kairos14 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.