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Legal Professions at South University's online programs

Legal Professions at South University’s online programs

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

South University's online programs is located in Savannah, Georgia and approximately 5,405 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.

  • Associate’s Degree in Legal Professions
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Legal Professions

Online Classes Are Available at South University's online programs

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.

South University's online programs 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 legal professions major at South University's online programs 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.

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal professions majors at South University’s online programs.

80% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of legal professions associate's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

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South University's online programs does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in legal professions graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

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

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 55% 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 South University's online programs 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 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 University's online programs. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Legal Support Services 22

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 GA, the home state for South University's online programs.

Occupation Jobs in GA Average Salary in GA
Lawyers 20,080 $128,930
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 9,140 $54,130
Legal Secretaries 3,980 $45,680
Judges, and Magistrates 1,340 $108,150
Judicial Law Clerks 730 $52,940

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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