Legal Professions at University of Miami
U Miami is located in Coral Gables, Florida and approximately 17,809 students attend the school each year. Of the 3,348 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Miami in 2021, 45 of them were legal professions majors.
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.
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U Miami Legal Professions Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Legal Professions
- Master’s Degree in Legal Professions
- Doctorate Degree in Legal Professions
U Miami Legal Professions Rankings
Each year, College Factual ranks legal professions programs across the country. The following shows how U Miami performed in these rankings.
Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.
Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.
Ranking Type | Rank |
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Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools | 60 |
In 2021, 102 students received their master’s degree in legal professions from U Miami. This makes it the #22 most popular school for legal professions master’s degree candidates in the country.
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
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 5% 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 | 1 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 13 |
White | 24 |
International Students | 2 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
U Miami Legal Professions Master’s Program
In the legal professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national 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 |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 6 |
Hispanic or Latino | 38 |
White | 27 |
International Students | 21 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 9 |
U Miami also has a doctoral program available in legal professions. In 2021, 344 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
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 |
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Law | 344 |
Legal Research | 102 |
Non-Professional General Legal Studies | 45 |
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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 FL, the home state for University of Miami.
Occupation | Jobs in FL | Average Salary in FL |
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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
- Image Credit: By Harrier233 under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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