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Legal Professions at University of New Hampshire - Franklin Pierce School of Law

If you plan to study legal professions, take a look at what University of New Hampshire - Franklin Pierce School of Law has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UNH Franklin Pierce is located in Concord, New Hampshire and approximately 442 students attend the school each year.

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

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There were 86 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #171 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 New Hampshire - Franklin Pierce School of Law.

18% Women
Of the 17 legal professions students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UNH Franklin Pierce, about 82% were men and 18% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in legal professions each year. UNH Franklin Pierce does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 44% more men than average.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of New Hampshire - Franklin Pierce School of Law 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 5
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

Legal Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of New Hampshire - Franklin Pierce School of Law. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Law 86
Legal Research 17

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 NH, the home state for University of New Hampshire - Franklin Pierce School of Law.

Occupation Jobs in NH Average Salary in NH
Lawyers 1,880 $125,890
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 1,140 $54,550
Legal Secretaries 730 $49,230
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers 110 $79,770
Legal Support Workers 90 $70,970

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*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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