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Legal Professions at Ohio State University - Main Campus

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Legal Professions at Ohio State University - Main Campus

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

Ohio State is located in Columbus, Ohio and approximately 61,369 students attend the school each year.

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.

  • Master’s Degree in Legal Professions
  • Doctorate Degree in Legal Professions

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There were 179 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #84 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 Ohio State University - Main Campus.

58% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 12 students who graduated with a master’s in legal professions from Ohio State in 2021, 42% were men and 58% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in legal professions each year. Ohio State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Ohio State University - Main Campus with a master's in legal professions.

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

If you plan to be a legal professions major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Ohio State University - Main Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Law 179
Legal Research 12

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 OH, the home state for Ohio State University - Main Campus.

Occupation Jobs in OH Average Salary in OH
Lawyers 17,600 $121,520
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 9,150 $49,200
Legal Secretaries 4,830 $46,060
Judges, and Magistrates 2,510 $90,960
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 2,200 $48,520

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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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