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Legal Professions at University of Connecticut

Legal Professions at University of Connecticut

Every legal professions school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the legal professions program at University of Connecticut stacks up to those at other schools.

UCONN is located in Storrs, Connecticut and approximately 27,215 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 138 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #124 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 Connecticut.

59% Women
3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 41% of legal professions master's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in legal professions each year. UCONN does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% 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 Connecticut 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 0
White 2
International Students 20
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

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 Connecticut. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Law 137
Legal Research 58
Legal Professions (Other) 18

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 CT, the home state for University of Connecticut.

Occupation Jobs in CT Average Salary in CT
Lawyers 7,270 $153,640
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 4,780 $62,760
Legal Secretaries 1,880 $53,780
Judges, and Magistrates 230 $160,410

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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