Legal Professions at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis stacks up to those at other schools.

IUPUI is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and has a total student population of 29,390.

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.

IUPUI Legal Professions Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Legal Professions (Less Than 1 Year)
Bachelor’s Degree in Legal Professions
Master’s Degree in Legal Professions

IUPUI Legal Professions Rankings

The legal professions major at IUPUI 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.

There were 235 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #37 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Legal Professions Student Demographics at IUPUI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal professions majors at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis.

IUPUI Legal Professions Bachelor’s Program

86% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of legal professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities in its legal professions bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis with a bachelor's in legal professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

IUPUI Legal Professions Master’s Program

44% Women

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of legal professions master's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in legal professions each year. IUPUI does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Legal Professions

If you plan to be a legal professions major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Law	235
Legal Research	95
Legal Support Services	21
Legal Professions (Other)	14

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

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 IN, the home state for Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Lawyers	7,980	$113,360
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	3,970	$49,090
Legal Secretaries	2,780	$41,940
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	1,160	$40,020
Judges, and Magistrates	750	$122,510

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
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