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Legal Studies at Drake University

Legal Studies at Drake University

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

Drake is located in Des Moines, Iowa and approximately 4,774 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Legal Studies section at the bottom of this page.

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

The legal studies major at Drake is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Legal Studies. 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.

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

76% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 24% of legal studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 76% went to women.

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About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in legal studies at Drake 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 Drake University with a bachelor's in legal studies.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 33
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 100% of legal studies master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in legal studies each year. Drake does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 71% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a legal studies master's degree from Drake, 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 Drake University with a master's in legal studies.

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

A degree in legal studies can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IA, the home state for Drake University.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Law Professors 60 $166,520

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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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