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Legal Professions at The University of Alabama

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Legal Professions at The University of Alabama

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

UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and approximately 37,840 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
  • Doctorate Degree in Legal Professions

Online Classes Are Available at UA

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UA does offer online courses in legal professions for the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

There were 122 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #142 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 The University of Alabama.

35% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 31 legal professions students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UA, about 65% were men and 35% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in legal professions each year. UA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 26% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a legal professions master's degree from UA, 77% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 24
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

The following legal professions concentations are available at The University of Alabama. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of Alabama. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Law 119
Legal Research 34

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 AL, the home state for The University of Alabama.

Occupation Jobs in AL Average Salary in AL
Lawyers 5,540 $117,100
Legal Secretaries 3,930 $41,840
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 3,000 $45,530
Judges, and Magistrates 580 $59,780
Court Reporters 280 $40,500

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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