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Legal Professions at University of California - Irvine

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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
  • Doctorate Degree in Legal Professions

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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.

55% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students earned a master's degree in legal professions from UC Irvine. About 55% of these graduates were women and the other 45% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in legal professions each year. UC Irvine does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

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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 5
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 6
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

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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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