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Legal Professions at American National University

Legal Professions at American National University

If you plan to study legal professions, take a look at what American National University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

American National University is located in Salem, Virginia and has a total student population of 931.

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)
  • Associate’s Degree in Legal Professions

Online Classes Are Available at American National University

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, American National University does offer online courses in legal professions for the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal professions majors at American National University.

95% Women
37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 5% of legal professions associate's degrees went to men and 95% went to women.

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American National University does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in legal professions graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

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 American National University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Legal Support Services 3

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 VA, the home state for American National University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Lawyers 15,890 $139,180
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 9,960 $51,600
Legal Support Workers 7,050 $114,390
Legal Secretaries 2,160 $46,400
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 1,390 $45,530

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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