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Legal Professions at University of Oregon

Legal Professions at University of Oregon

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 Oregon stacks up to those at other schools.

UO is located in Eugene, Oregon and has a total student population of 21,752.

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

There were 131 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #132 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 Oregon.

31% Women
6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 69% of legal professions master's degrees went to men and 31% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in legal professions each year. UO does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 31% 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 Oregon 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 1
White 0
International Students 15
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

If you plan to be a legal professions major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Oregon. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Law 131
Legal Research 1

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 OR, the home state for University of Oregon.

Occupation Jobs in OR Average Salary in OR
Lawyers 6,320 $119,500
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 4,060 $55,850
Legal Secretaries 1,510 $49,960
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 810 $65,150
Legal Support Workers 560 $66,650

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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