Legal Professions at Rio Salado College
Rio Salado College is located in Tempe, Arizona and has a total student population of 17,362.
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.
Rio Salado College Legal Professions Degrees Available
- Undergrad Certificate in Legal Professions (1 - 4 Years)
- Associate’s Degree in Legal Professions
Online Classes Are Available at Rio Salado College
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? Rio Salado College offers distance education options for legal professions at the following degree levels:
- Associate’s Degree
Rio Salado College Legal Professions Rankings
Legal Professions Student Demographics at Rio Salado College
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal professions majors at Rio Salado College.
Rio Salado College Legal Professions Associate’s Program
The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in legal professions at Rio Salado College are white. Around 57% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. Rio Salado College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in legal professions graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rio Salado College with a associate's in legal professions.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 5 |
Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
White | 16 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Concentrations Within Legal Professions
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 Rio Salado College. A concentration may not be available for your level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Legal Support Services | 21 |
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 AZ, the home state for Rio Salado College.
Occupation | Jobs in AZ | Average Salary in AZ |
---|---|---|
Lawyers | 9,370 | $145,750 |
Paralegals and Legal Assistants | 7,280 | $48,370 |
Legal Secretaries | 2,620 | $47,320 |
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers | 840 | $53,850 |
Judges, and Magistrates | 790 | $108,080 |
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.