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Legal Professions at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Legal Professions at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

If you are interested in studying legal professions, you may want to check out the program at University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UNL is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and has a total student population of 25,108.

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

Online Classes Are Available at UNL

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UNL does offer online courses in legal professions for the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

The legal professions major at UNL 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 113 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #151 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 Nebraska - Lincoln.

80% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of legal professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

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About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in legal professions at UNL 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 Nebraska - Lincoln with a bachelor'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 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

70% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 30% of legal professions master's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

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Of the students who received a legal professions master's degree from UNL, 70% 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 Nebraska - Lincoln 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 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

The following legal professions concentations are available at University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Nebraska - Lincoln. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Law 113
Legal Research 11
Legal Professions (Other) 2

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 NE, the home state for University of Nebraska - Lincoln.

Occupation Jobs in NE Average Salary in NE
Lawyers 2,910 $108,170
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 1,740 $49,250
Legal Secretaries 1,050 $38,900
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 300 $38,540
Legal Support Workers 80 $52,010

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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