Legal Professions at California University of Pennsylvania

Every legal professions school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the legal professions program at California University of Pennsylvania stacks up to those at other schools.

Cal U is located in California, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 6,885. In 2021, 10 legal professions majors received their bachelor's degree from Cal U.

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.

Cal U Legal Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Cal U

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Cal U does offer online courses in legal professions for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Cal U Legal Professions Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks legal professions programs across the country. The following shows how Cal U performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The legal professions major at Cal U 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
	1
Best Value Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	2
Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4
Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools	12
Best Legal Professions Schools	15
Most Focused Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	47

In 2021, 39 students received their master’s degree in legal professions from Cal U. This makes it the #52 most popular school for legal professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

Legal Professions Student Demographics at Cal U

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

Cal U Legal Professions Bachelor’s Program

Of the 10 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Legal Professions from Cal U in 2020-2021, 40% were men and 60% were women. The typical legal professions bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% men. So male students are more repesented at Cal U since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in legal professions at Cal U are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Cal U Legal Professions Master’s Program

Of the 39 students who graduated with a master’s in legal professions from Cal U in 2021, 54% were men and 46% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in legal professions each year. Cal U does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

Of the students who received a legal professions master's degree from Cal U, 77% 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 California University of Pennsylvania with a master's in legal professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	30
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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

Concentrations Within Legal Professions

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 California University of Pennsylvania. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Legal Professions (Other)	41
Legal Research	10

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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 PA, the home state for California University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Lawyers	24,980	$138,610
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	12,440	$52,780
Legal Secretaries	7,420	$50,980
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	2,050	$46,170
Judicial Law Clerks	1,070	$40,550

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 Wjmoore17 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.