Legal Professions at University of Miami

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 Miami stacks up to those at other schools.

U Miami is located in Coral Gables, Florida and approximately 17,809 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.

U Miami Legal Professions Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Legal Professions
Master’s Degree in Legal Professions

U Miami Legal Professions Rankings

The legal professions major at U Miami is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Legal Professions. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 344 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #12 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Legal Professions Student Demographics at U Miami

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

U Miami Legal Professions Bachelor’s Program

55% Women

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of legal professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. The typical legal professions bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at U Miami since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in legal professions at U Miami are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities in its legal professions bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	26
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

U Miami Legal Professions Master’s Program

52% Women

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of legal professions master's degrees went to men and 52% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in legal professions each year. U Miami does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	34
White	21
International Students	65
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Law	344
Legal Research	102
Non-Professional General Legal Studies	45

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

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 FL, the home state for University of Miami.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Lawyers	47,280	$128,920
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	30,230	$50,120
Legal Secretaries	9,460	$45,550
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	4,800	$50,350
Legal Support Workers	1,750	$65,520

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
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