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Legal Professions at University of California - Irvine

Legal Professions at University of California - Irvine

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

UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and approximately 36,303 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

There were 210 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #57 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 California - Irvine.

34% Women
46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 66% of legal professions master's degrees went to men and 34% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in legal professions each year. UC Irvine does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 28% more men than average.

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In the legal professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 12
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 4
International Students 15
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

The following legal professions concentations are available at University of California - Irvine. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of California - Irvine. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Law 210
Legal Research 22

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 - Irvine.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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