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Legal Professions at University of Miami

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. 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.

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

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
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.

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

40% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 45 legal professions majors earned their bachelor's degree from U Miami. Of these graduates, 60% were men and 40% were women. The typical legal professions bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% men. So male students are more repesented at U Miami since its program graduates 21% more men than average.

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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.

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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

51% Women
45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 102 students who earned a master's degree in Legal Professions from U Miami in 2020-2021, 49% were men and 51% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% 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.

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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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
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.

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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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