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Legal Professions at University of Illinois at Chicago

If you are interested in studying legal professions, you may want to check out the program at University of Illinois at Chicago. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 33,518 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
  • Doctorate Degree in Legal Professions

There were 285 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #24 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 Illinois at Chicago.

41% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students earned a master's degree in legal professions from UIC. About 41% of these graduates were women and the other 59% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in legal professions each year. UIC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 20% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a legal professions master's degree from UIC, 73% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 16
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Law 285
Legal Research 22

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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Chicago.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Lawyers 31,260 $152,980
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 13,540 $57,180
Legal Secretaries 7,880 $51,140
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 1,070 $47,670

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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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