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Legal Professions at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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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.

  • Master’s Degree in Legal Professions
  • Doctorate 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:

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In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in legal professions from UNL. This makes it the #113 most popular school for legal professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

23% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 13 students who earned a master's degree in Legal Professions from UNL in 2020-2021, 77% were men and 23% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in legal professions each year. UNL does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 38% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a legal professions master's degree from UNL, 69% 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 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 9
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

UNL also has a doctoral program available in legal professions. In 2021, 113 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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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