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Legal Professions at Peirce College

Every legal professions school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the legal professions program at Peirce College stacks up to those at other schools.

Peirce is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 1,046. In 2021, 18 legal professions majors received their bachelor's degree from Peirce.

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
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Legal Professions

Online Classes Are Available at Peirce

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Peirce does offer online education options in legal professions for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Associate’s Degree
  • Bachelor’s Degree

The following rankings from College Factual show how the legal professions progam at Peirce compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The legal professions major at Peirce is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Legal Professions. 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools 6
Most Popular Online Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools 16
Best Value Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools 18
23
Best Value Legal Professions Basic Certificate Schools 24
Most Popular Online Legal Professions Schools 30
Most Focused Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools 37
Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools 39
Most Popular Online Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools 40
42
Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools 57
63
Most Popular Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools 65
Most Focused Legal Professions Schools 84
92
Most Popular Legal Professions Basic Certificate Schools 120
Most Popular Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools 216
Most Popular Legal Professions Schools 331

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal professions majors at Peirce College.

88% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 13% of legal professions associate's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

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Peirce does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in legal professions graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

67% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in legal professions from Peirce. About 33% were men and 67% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its legal professions bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Peirce also has a doctoral program available in legal professions. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 Peirce College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Legal Support Services 25
Legal Professions (Other) 1

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 PA, the home state for Peirce College.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Lawyers 24,980 $138,610
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 12,440 $52,780
Legal Secretaries 7,420 $50,980
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 2,050 $46,170
Judicial Law Clerks 1,070 $40,550

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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