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Legal Professions at University of San Francisco

What traits are you looking for in a legal professions school? To help you decide if University of San Francisco is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's legal professions program.

USFCA is located in San Francisco, California and approximately 10,068 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 114 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #150 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 San Francisco.

47% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 legal professions majors earned their master's degree from USFCA. Of these graduates, 53% were men and 47% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in legal professions each year. USFCA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% 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 San Francisco with a master's in legal professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 8
International Students 15
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 San Francisco. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Law 114
Legal Research 32

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 CA, the home state for University of San Francisco.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Lawyers 82,180 $171,550
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 33,390 $61,240
Legal Secretaries 26,220 $56,570
Legal Support Workers 7,050 $56,420
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 3,560 $58,180

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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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