Legal Studies at Northwestern University

57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and has a total student population of 22,603.

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.

Northwestern Legal Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Legal Studies
Master’s Degree in Legal Studies

Northwestern Legal Studies Rankings

The legal studies major at Northwestern is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Legal Studies. 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.

Legal Studies Student Demographics at Northwestern

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal studies majors at Northwestern University.

Northwestern Legal Studies Bachelor’s Program

62% Women

57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of legal studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. The typical legal studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at Northwestern since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its legal studies bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northwestern University with a bachelor's in legal studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Northwestern Legal Studies Master’s Program

50% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of legal studies master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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

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

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 IL, the home state for Northwestern University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Law Professors	950	$152,110

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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