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Legal Professions at University of Maryland - Baltimore

Legal Professions at University of Maryland - Baltimore

What traits are you looking for in a legal professions school? To help you decide if University of Maryland - Baltimore is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's legal professions program.

UMB is located in Baltimore, Maryland and has a total student population of 7,137.

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 202 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #61 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 Maryland - Baltimore.

58% Women
49% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 42% of legal professions master's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in legal professions each year. UMB does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

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In the legal professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 49% of degree recipients. That is 16% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 14
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 15
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

If you plan to be a legal professions major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Maryland - Baltimore. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Law 202
Legal Research 43

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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - Baltimore.

Occupation Jobs in MD Average Salary in MD
Lawyers 12,490 $128,340
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 7,060 $55,950
Legal Secretaries 2,360 $52,950
Legal Support Workers 1,940 $78,850
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 960 $41,100

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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