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Legal Professions at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

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

Pitt is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and approximately 32,277 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,522 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus in 2021, 23 of them were legal professions majors.

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.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks legal professions programs across the country. The following shows how Pitt performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The legal professions major at Pitt is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Legal Professions. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools 50
Most Focused Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools 193
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In 2021, 29 students received their master’s degree in legal professions from Pitt. This makes it the #70 most popular school for legal professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 133 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #130 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 Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus.

61% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The legal professions program at Pitt awarded 23 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 39% of these degrees went to men with the other 61% going to women.

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About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in legal professions at Pitt are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its legal professions bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus with a bachelor's in legal professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 14
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

59% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students graduated with a master's degree in legal professions from Pitt. About 41% were men and 59% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in legal professions each year. Pitt does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% 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 Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus with a master's in legal professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 8
International Students 11
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Pitt also has a doctoral program available in legal professions. In 2021, 133 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Law 132
Legal Research 28
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 23
Legal Professions (Other) 16

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 PA, the home state for University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Lawyers 24,980 $138,610
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 12,440 $52,780
Legal Secretaries 7,420 $50,980
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 2,050 $46,170
Judicial Law Clerks 1,070 $40,550

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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