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Legal Studies at University of California-Berkeley

If you plan to study Legal Studies, consider the program at University of California-Berkeley. Get started with the following essential facts.

University of California-Berkeley is located in Berkeley, CA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 205 legal studies degrees were granted at University of California-Berkeley.

Online & Distance Learning at University of California-Berkeley

Many students take online classes at University of California-Berkeley. Of 45,882 students, 1,793 (4%) studied exclusively online and 7,867 (17%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Legal Studies graduates at University of California-Berkeley, by degree type.

Program-wide, Legal Studies graduates at University of California-Berkeley are 73% women (150) and 27% men (55).

Legal Studies Bachelor’s Program at University of California-Berkeley

Of the 205 bachelor’s legal studies graduates at University of California-Berkeley, 73% were women (150) and 27% were men (55).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Legal Studies bachelor’s degree recipients at University of California-Berkeley.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	44
Hispanic / Latino	88
Black / African American	12
Asian	35
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
Two or More Races	13
International (Nonresident)	10
Unknown	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 73% of Legal Studies bachelor’s degree recipients at University of California-Berkeley, above the national average of 47%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for Legal Studies Graduates

Graduates of the Legal Studies program at University of California-Berkeley go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Legal Studies majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$134,350
Legal Support Workers, All Other	$80,735

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.