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Legal Professions at St John's University - New York

Legal Professions at St John’s University - New York

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 St John's University - New York stacks up to those at other schools.

STJ is located in Queens, New York and approximately 20,143 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)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Legal Professions
  • Master’s Degree in Legal Professions

The legal professions major at STJ 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.

There were 235 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #37 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 John’s University - New York.

71% Women
59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 29% of legal professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% 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 St John's University - New York with a bachelor's in legal professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 13
Black or African American 18
Hispanic or Latino 28
White 45
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

50% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of legal professions master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in legal professions each year. STJ does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 7
International Students 26
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

If you plan to be a legal professions major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from St John's University - New York. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Law 235
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 126
Legal Research 34
Legal Professions (Other) 8

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 NY, the home state for St John's University - New York.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Lawyers 76,840 $167,110
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 25,500 $58,750
Legal Secretaries 15,440 $55,920
Law Professors 3,440 $137,990
Judges, and Magistrates 3,170 $158,970

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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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