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Legal Professions at Loyola Marymount University

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Legal Professions at Loyola Marymount University

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 Loyola Marymount University stacks up to those at other schools.

Loyola Marymount is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 9,686.

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
  • Doctorate Degree in Legal Professions

Online Classes Are Available at Loyola Marymount

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Loyola Marymount does offer online courses in legal professions for the following degree levels:

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There were 305 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #20 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 Loyola Marymount University.

60% Women
80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The legal professions program at Loyola Marymount awarded 5 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 40% of these degrees went to men with the other 60% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in legal professions each year. Loyola Marymount does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

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In the legal professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 80% of degree recipients. That is 47% better than the national average.*

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

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

Legal Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Loyola Marymount University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Law 305
Legal Research 47
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 5

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 CA, the home state for Loyola Marymount University.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Lawyers 82,180 $171,550
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 33,390 $61,240
Legal Secretaries 26,220 $56,570
Legal Support Workers 7,050 $56,420
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 3,560 $58,180

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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