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Legal Professions at University of Colorado Boulder

Legal Professions at University of Colorado Boulder

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

CU - Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and has a total student population of 37,437.

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 170 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #96 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 Colorado Boulder.

67% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of legal professions master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 4
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

Legal Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Colorado Boulder. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Law 170
Legal Research 21

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 CO, the home state for University of Colorado Boulder.

Occupation Jobs in CO Average Salary in CO
Lawyers 12,930 $147,560
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 5,250 $58,350
Legal Support Workers 1,710 $66,030
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 1,240 $64,900

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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