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Legal Professions at Columbia University in the City of New York

Legal Professions at Columbia University in the City of New York

If you plan to study legal professions, take a look at what Columbia University in the City of New York has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Columbia is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 30,135.

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

There were 461 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #5 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 Columbia University in the City of New York.

57% Women
1% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 43% of legal professions master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in legal professions each year. Columbia does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia University in the City of New York with a master's in legal professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 1
International Students 311
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

The following legal professions concentations are available at Columbia University in the City of New York. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Columbia University in the City of New York. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Law 460
Legal Research 105

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 NY, the home state for Columbia University in the City of New York.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Lawyers 76,840 $167,110
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 25,500 $58,750
Legal Secretaries 15,440 $55,920
Law Professors 3,440 $137,990
Judges, and Magistrates 3,170 $158,970

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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