Legal Professions at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

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 Nevada - Las Vegas stacks up to those at other schools.

UNLV is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and has a total student population of 31,142.

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.

UNLV Legal Professions Degrees Available

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

UNLV Legal Professions Rankings

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There were 166 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #101 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Legal Professions Student Demographics at UNLV

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

UNLV Legal Professions Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students graduated with a master's degree in legal professions from UNLV. About 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in legal professions each year. UNLV does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

Of the students who received a legal professions master's degree from UNLV, 75% 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 Nevada - Las Vegas with a master's in legal professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Legal Professions

If you plan to be a legal professions major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Nevada - Las Vegas. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Law	166
Legal Research	8

Related Majors

• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
• Public Administration & Social Service
• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Lawyers	4,830	$138,920
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	2,440	$57,600
Legal Secretaries	2,270	$46,350
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	470	$56,090
Legal Support Workers	370	$64,540

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 Stan Shebs under License

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