Legal Studies at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

What traits are you looking for in a legal studies school? To help you decide if Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's legal studies program.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is located in Perkinston, Mississippi and approximately 8,677 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Legal Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Legal Studies Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Legal Studies

Online Classes Are Available at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College does offer online courses in legal studies for the following degree levels:

Associate’s Degree

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Legal Studies Rankings

Legal Studies Student Demographics at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal studies majors at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Legal Studies Associate’s Program

68% Women

36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of legal studies associate's degrees went to men and 68% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in legal studies only graduates about 29% men each year. The program at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 3% more women than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College with a associate's in legal studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Careers That Legal Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in legal studies can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MS, the home state for Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Law Professors	100	$129,630

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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