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Legal Professions at Loyola University Chicago

Legal Professions at Loyola University Chicago

What traits are you looking for in a legal professions school? To help you decide if Loyola University Chicago is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's legal professions program.

Loyola Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 16,893.

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.

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

The legal professions major at Loyola Chicago 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 233 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #40 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 University Chicago.

83% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of legal professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 34% 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 Loyola University Chicago with a bachelor's in legal professions.

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

69% Women
48% 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 48% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 32
Hispanic or Latino 24
White 54
International Students 19
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Legal Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Loyola University Chicago. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Legal Research 252
Law 233
Legal Professions (Other) 42
Legal Support Services 2

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 IL, the home state for Loyola University Chicago.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Lawyers 31,260 $152,980
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 13,540 $57,180
Legal Secretaries 7,880 $51,140
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 1,070 $47,670

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*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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