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Legal Professions at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

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

UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and approximately 22,311 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 105 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #156 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 Mexico - Main Campus.

100% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of legal professions master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of New Mexico - Main Campus 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 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 New Mexico - Main Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Law 105
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 NM, the home state for University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

Occupation Jobs in NM Average Salary in NM
Lawyers 2,970 $105,910
Legal Secretaries 1,820 $37,640
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 1,310 $48,050
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 470 $49,800
Judges, and Magistrates 320 $82,460

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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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