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Legal Professions at Brigham Young University - Provo

If you are interested in studying legal professions, you may want to check out the program at Brigham Young University - Provo. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

BYU is located in Provo, Utah and has a total student population of 36,461.

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
  • Doctorate Degree in Legal Professions

There were 104 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #157 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 Brigham Young University - Provo.

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 4 legal professions students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from BYU, about 100% were men and 0% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in legal professions each year. BYU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 61% more men than average.

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

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

Legal Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Brigham Young University - Provo. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Law 104
Legal Research 4

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 UT, the home state for Brigham Young University - Provo.

Occupation Jobs in UT Average Salary in UT
Lawyers 4,970 $112,380
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 2,760 $49,140
Legal Secretaries 1,200 $42,240
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 1,000 $46,670
Judicial Law Clerks 480 $38,820

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*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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