Legal Studies at East Los Angeles College

If you are interested in studying legal studies, you may want to check out the program at East Los Angeles College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

East Los Angeles College is located in Monterey Park, California and approximately 33,397 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.

East Los Angeles College Legal Studies Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Legal Studies (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Legal Studies

East Los Angeles College Legal Studies Rankings

Legal Studies Student Demographics at East Los Angeles College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal studies majors at East Los Angeles College.

East Los Angeles College Legal Studies Associate’s Program

60% Women

92% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of legal studies associate's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in legal studies only graduates about 29% men each year. The program at East Los Angeles College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 11% more women than average.

East Los Angeles College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in legal studies graduates 44% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from East Los Angeles College with a associate's in legal studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Careers That Legal Studies Grads May Go Into

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 CA, the home state for East Los Angeles College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Law Professors	1,770	$136,920

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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