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Legal Professions at University of Arkansas

Legal Professions at University of Arkansas

If you plan to study legal professions, take a look at what University of Arkansas has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UARK is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas and approximately 27,562 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

Online Classes Are Available at UARK

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

UARK does offer online education options in legal professions for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Master’s Degree

There were 110 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #153 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 University of Arkansas.

70% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 30% of legal professions master's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

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Of the students who received a legal professions master's degree from UARK, 60% 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 University of Arkansas with a master's in legal professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 6
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

If you plan to be a legal professions major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Arkansas. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Law 110
Legal Professions (Other) 15

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.

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

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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