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Legal Professions at St. Thomas University

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

STU is located in Miami Gardens, Florida and has a total student population of 5,601.

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 166 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #101 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 St. Thomas University.

53% Women
63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 19 students who earned a master's degree in Legal Professions from STU in 2020-2021, 47% were men and 53% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in legal professions each year. STU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

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In the legal professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% of degree recipients. That is 30% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 3
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

The following legal professions concentations are available at St. Thomas University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from St. Thomas University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Law 163
Legal Professions (Other) 51
Legal Research 36

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 FL, the home state for St. Thomas University.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Lawyers 47,280 $128,920
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 30,230 $50,120
Legal Secretaries 9,460 $45,550
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 4,800 $50,350
Legal Support Workers 1,750 $65,520

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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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