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Legal Professions at Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School

Legal Professions at Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School

If you plan to study legal professions, take a look at what Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WMU-Cooley Law School is located in Lansing, Michigan and has a total student population of 972.

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

Online Classes Are Available at WMU-Cooley Law School

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? WMU-Cooley Law School offers distance education options for legal professions at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

There were 411 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #7 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 Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School.

53% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 47% of legal professions master's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in legal professions each year. WMU-Cooley Law School does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School with a master's in legal professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Legal Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Law 411
Legal Research 26

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 MI, the home state for Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Lawyers 14,550 $110,180
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 6,110 $50,590
Legal Secretaries 5,230 $45,140
Court Reporters 500 $54,720

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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