Legal Professions at University of Chicago
What traits are you looking for in a legal professions school? To help you decide if University of Chicago is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's legal professions program.UChicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 17,834.
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.
UChicago Legal Professions Degrees Available
- Master’s Degree in Legal Professions
UChicago Legal Professions Rankings
There were 213 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #56 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Legal Professions Student Demographics at UChicago
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal professions majors at University of Chicago.
UChicago Legal Professions Master’s Program
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Chicago with a master's in legal professions.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
White | 2 |
International Students | 72 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Concentrations Within Legal Professions
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 Chicago. A concentration may not be available for your level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Law | 212 |
Legal Research | 29 |
Related Majors
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 IL, the home state for University of Chicago.
Occupation | Jobs in IL | Average Salary in IL |
---|---|---|
Lawyers | 31,260 | $152,980 |
Paralegals and Legal Assistants | 13,540 | $57,180 |
Legal Secretaries | 7,880 | $51,140 |
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers | 1,070 | $47,670 |
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
- Image Credit: By Leefon under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.