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Legal Professions at Suffolk 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 Suffolk University stacks up to those at other schools.

Suffolk is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 6,830 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 70 students received a bachelor's degree in legal professions from Suffolk.

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
  • Doctorate Degree in Legal Professions

The following rankings from College Factual show how the legal professions progam at Suffolk compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The legal professions major at Suffolk 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools 14
Most Focused Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools 19
Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools 45
Best Value Legal Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools 46
Best Value Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools 68
Most Popular Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools 95

In 2021, 17 students received their master’s degree in legal professions from Suffolk. This makes it the #96 most popular school for legal professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 340 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #14 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 Suffolk University.

81% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 70 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Legal Professions from Suffolk in 2020-2021, 19% were men and 81% were women.

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About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in legal professions at Suffolk are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 42
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

71% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 29% of legal professions master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

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Of the students who received a legal professions master's degree from Suffolk, 53% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 9
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Suffolk also has a doctoral program available in legal professions. In 2021, 340 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Legal Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Suffolk University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Law 340
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 86
Legal Professions (Other) 7
Legal Support Services 1

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 MA, the home state for Suffolk University.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Lawyers 18,420 $165,610
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 7,330 $60,320
Legal Secretaries 3,920 $59,020
Law Professors 610 $137,150
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 590 $63,330

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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