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Legal Professions at South Texas 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 South Texas College stacks up to those at other schools.

South Texas College is located in McAllen, Texas and approximately 28,233 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.

  • Undergrad Certificate in Legal Professions (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Legal Professions

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

86% Women
86% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of legal professions associate's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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South Texas College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in legal professions graduates 52% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

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 South Texas College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Legal Support Services 7

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 TX, the home state for South Texas College.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Lawyers 42,590 $150,250
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 24,290 $56,270
Legal Secretaries 12,990 $46,430
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 6,250 $57,940
Legal Support Workers 2,140 $63,140

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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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