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Legal Professions at University of Arkansas - Fort Smith

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Legal Professions at University of Arkansas - Fort Smith

What traits are you looking for in a legal professions school? To help you decide if University of Arkansas - Fort Smith is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's legal professions program.

UAFS is located in Fort Smith, Arkansas and has a total student population of 5,887.

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.

  • Associate’s Degree in Legal Professions

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Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal professions majors at University of Arkansas - Fort Smith.

75% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of legal professions associate's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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UAFS does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in legal professions graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Arkansas - Fort Smith with a associate's in legal professions.

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

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 University of Arkansas - Fort Smith. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Legal Support Services 4

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 AR, the home state for University of Arkansas - Fort Smith.

Occupation Jobs in AR Average Salary in AR
Lawyers 3,150 $98,780
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 1,890 $42,050
Legal Secretaries 1,050 $36,930
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 410 $37,060
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers 300 $64,070

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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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