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Legal Professions at Syracuse University

Legal Professions at Syracuse University

If you are interested in studying legal professions, you may want to check out the program at Syracuse University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Syracuse is located in Syracuse, New York and approximately 21,322 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.

  • Master’s Degree in Legal Professions

There were 165 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #105 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 Syracuse University.

56% Women
4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 44% of legal professions master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in legal professions each year. Syracuse does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 1
International Students 24
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

The following legal professions concentations are available at Syracuse University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Syracuse University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Law 165
Legal Research 14
Legal Professions (Other) 9

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 Syracuse University.

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

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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