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Legal Professions at University of Georgia

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Legal Professions at University of Georgia

If you plan to study legal professions, take a look at what University of Georgia has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and approximately 39,147 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.

  • Basic Certificate in Legal Professions (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Master’s Degree in Legal Professions
  • Doctorate Degree in Legal Professions

There were 200 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #64 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 Georgia.

87% Women
53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 15 legal professions students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UGA, about 13% were men and 87% were women.

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In the legal professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 53% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 2
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

The following legal professions concentations are available at University of Georgia. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Georgia. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Law 200
Legal Research 15

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 GA, the home state for University of Georgia.

Occupation Jobs in GA Average Salary in GA
Lawyers 20,080 $128,930
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 9,140 $54,130
Legal Secretaries 3,980 $45,680
Judges, and Magistrates 1,340 $108,150
Judicial Law Clerks 730 $52,940

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*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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