Legal Professions at University of Houston

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 Houston stacks up to those at other schools.

UH is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 47,090.

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.

UH Legal Professions Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Legal Professions
• Doctorate Degree in Legal Professions

UH Legal Professions Rankings

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There were 233 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #40 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Legal Professions Student Demographics at UH

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal professions majors at University of Houston.

UH Legal Professions Master’s Program

Of the 46 students who graduated with a master’s in legal professions from UH in 2021, 48% were men and 52% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in legal professions each year. UH does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

In the legal professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	16
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Legal Professions

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 Houston. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Law	233
Legal Research	46

Related Majors

• Public Administration & Social Service
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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 TX, the home state for University of Houston.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Lawyers	42,590	$150,250
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	24,290	$56,270
Legal Secretaries	12,990	$46,430
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	6,250	$57,940
Legal Support Workers	2,140	$63,140

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 RJN2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.