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Legal Professions at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

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Legal Professions at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

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

UC is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and has a total student population of 40,826. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students received a bachelor's degree in legal professions from UC.

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.

  • Undergrad Certificate in Legal Professions (1 - 4 Years)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Legal Professions
  • Master’s Degree in Legal Professions
  • Doctorate Degree in Legal Professions

The following rankings from College Factual show how the legal professions progam at UC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The legal professions major at UC 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Legal Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools 3
21
Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools 118

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in legal professions from UC. This makes it the #126 most popular school for legal professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 127 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #137 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 Cincinnati - Main Campus.

88% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 17 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in legal professions from UC in 2021, 12% were men and 88% were women.

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About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in legal professions at UC are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 13
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

44% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students earned a master's degree in legal professions from UC. About 44% of these graduates were women and the other 56% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in legal professions each year. UC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

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In the legal professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 0
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

UC also has a doctoral program available in legal professions. In 2021, 127 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

If you plan to be a legal professions major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Law 127
Legal Support Services 17
Legal Research 10

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 OH, the home state for University of Cincinnati - Main Campus.

Occupation Jobs in OH Average Salary in OH
Lawyers 17,600 $121,520
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 9,150 $49,200
Legal Secretaries 4,830 $46,060
Judges, and Magistrates 2,510 $90,960
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 2,200 $48,520

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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