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Legal Professions at University of Mississippi

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

Ole Miss is located in University, Mississippi and has a total student population of 21,014. Of the 4,480 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Mississippi in 2021, 22 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

The following rankings from College Factual show how the legal professions progam at Ole Miss compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Ole Miss 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
85
130

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in legal professions from Ole Miss. This makes it the #161 most popular school for legal professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 142 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #122 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 Mississippi.

68% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in legal professions from Ole Miss. About 32% were men and 68% were women.

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About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in legal professions at Ole Miss are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 17
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students earned a master's degree in legal professions from Ole Miss. About 0% of these graduates were women and the other 100% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in legal professions each year. Ole Miss does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 61% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a legal professions master's degree from Ole Miss, 100% 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 Mississippi with a master's in legal professions.

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

Ole Miss also has a doctoral program available in legal professions. In 2021, 142 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 Mississippi. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Law 142
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 22
Legal Research 3

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 MS, the home state for University of Mississippi.

Occupation Jobs in MS Average Salary in MS
Lawyers 3,070 $97,990
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 1,820 $44,300
Legal Secretaries 770 $40,080
Judges, and Magistrates 280 $50,640
Law Professors 100 $129,630

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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