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Legal Professions at Florida International University

Legal Professions at Florida International University

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

FIU is located in Miami, Florida and has a total student population of 58,836.

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 143 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #121 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 Florida International University.

69% Women
59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 31% of legal professions master's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

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In the legal professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 59% of degree recipients. That is 26% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 22
White 3
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

If you plan to be a legal professions major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Florida International University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Law 143
Legal Research 32

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 FL, the home state for Florida International University.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Lawyers 47,280 $128,920
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 30,230 $50,120
Legal Secretaries 9,460 $45,550
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 4,800 $50,350
Legal Support Workers 1,750 $65,520

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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