Legal Professions at New Mexico State University - Alamogordo
NMSU Alamogordo is located in Alamogordo, New Mexico and has a total student population of 941.
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.
NMSU Alamogordo Legal Professions Degrees Available
- Undergrad Certificate in Legal Professions (1 - 4 Years)
- Associate’s Degree in Legal Professions
Online Classes Are Available at NMSU Alamogordo
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.
Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? NMSU Alamogordo offers distance education options for legal professions at the following degree levels:
- Associate’s Degree
NMSU Alamogordo Legal Professions Rankings
Legal Professions Student Demographics at NMSU Alamogordo
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal professions majors at New Mexico State University - Alamogordo.
NMSU Alamogordo Legal Professions Associate’s Program
The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in legal professions at NMSU Alamogordo are white. Around 67% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New Mexico State University - Alamogordo with a associate's in legal professions.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
White | 4 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
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 New Mexico State University - Alamogordo. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Legal Support Services | 2 |
Related Majors
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 NM, the home state for New Mexico State University - Alamogordo.
Occupation | Jobs in NM | Average Salary in NM |
---|---|---|
Lawyers | 2,970 | $105,910 |
Legal Secretaries | 1,820 | $37,640 |
Paralegals and Legal Assistants | 1,310 | $48,050 |
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers | 470 | $49,800 |
Judges, and Magistrates | 320 | $82,460 |
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.