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.
UCONN Legal Professions Degrees Available
- Master’s Degree in Legal Professions
UCONN Legal Professions Rankings
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.
Legal Professions Student Demographics at UCONN
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal professions majors at University of Connecticut.
UCONN Legal Professions Master’s Program
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.
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 |
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 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 |
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 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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Image Credit: By Daderot under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.