Legal Professions at Southern Methodist University
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 Southern Methodist University stacks up to those at other schools.SMU is located in Dallas, Texas and approximately 12,373 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.
SMU Legal Professions Degrees Available
- Master’s Degree in Legal Professions
SMU Legal Professions Rankings
There were 222 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #50 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Legal Professions Student Demographics at SMU
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal professions majors at Southern Methodist University.
SMU Legal Professions Master’s Program
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern Methodist University with a master's in legal professions.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 5 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
White | 0 |
International Students | 28 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Concentrations Within Legal Professions
The following legal professions concentations are available at Southern Methodist University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Southern Methodist University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Law | 221 |
Legal Research | 40 |
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 TX, the home state for Southern Methodist University.
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 |
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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Image Credit: By Jeffrey Beall under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.