Legal Professions at University of California - Berkeley

73% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and has a total student population of 42,327.

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.

UC Berkeley Legal Professions Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Legal Professions
Master’s Degree in Legal Professions

UC Berkeley Legal Professions Rankings

The legal professions major at UC Berkeley is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Legal Professions. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 337 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #15 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Legal Professions Student Demographics at UC Berkeley

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal professions majors at University of California - Berkeley.

UC Berkeley Legal Professions Bachelor’s Program

70% Women

73% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of legal professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 40% more racial-ethnic minorities in its legal professions bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	43
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	109
White	42
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

UC Berkeley Legal Professions Master’s Program

58% Women

4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of legal professions master's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in legal professions each year. UC Berkeley does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	9
International Students	298
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Concentrations Within Legal Professions

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 California - Berkeley. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Law	327
Non-Professional General Legal Studies	216
Legal Research	125
Legal Professions (Other)	4

Careers That Legal Professions Grads May Go Into

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 CA, the home state for University of California - Berkeley.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Lawyers	82,180	$171,550
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	33,390	$61,240
Legal Secretaries	26,220	$56,570
Legal Support Workers	7,050	$56,420
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	3,560	$58,180

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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