Legal Professions at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis
IUPUI is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and has a total student population of 29,390. Of the 4,521 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis in 2021, 21 of them were legal professions majors.
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.
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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
- Doctorate Degree in Legal Professions
IUPUI Legal Professions Rankings
The following rankings from College Factual show how the legal professions progam at IUPUI compares to programs at other colleges and universities.
Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.
Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.
| Ranking Type | Rank |
|---|---|
| Best Value Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools | 31 |
| 72 | |
| Best Value Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 80 |
| Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools | 111 |
| Best Legal Professions Schools | 207 |
In 2021, 33 students received their master’s degree in legal professions from IUPUI. This makes it the #60 most popular school for legal professions master’s degree candidates in the country.
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
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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 | 1 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 |
| White | 9 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
IUPUI Legal Professions Master’s Program
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 | 1 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| White | 14 |
| International Students | 12 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
IUPUI also has a doctoral program available in legal professions. In 2021, 235 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
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 |
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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
- Image Credit: By Daderot under License
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