Legal Professions at University of the District of Columbia

83% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

University of the District of Columbia is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 3,725.

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.

University of the District of Columbia Legal Professions Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Legal Professions
Bachelor’s Degree in Legal Professions

University of the District of Columbia Legal Professions Rankings

The legal professions major at University of the District of Columbia 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.

Legal Professions Student Demographics at University of the District of Columbia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal professions majors at University of the District of Columbia.

University of the District of Columbia Legal Professions Associate’s Program

60% Women

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of legal professions associate's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in legal professions only graduates about 38% men each year. The program at University of the District of Columbia may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 2% more women than average.

University of the District of Columbia does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in legal professions graduates 67% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of the District of Columbia with a associate's in legal professions.

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

University of the District of Columbia Legal Professions Bachelor’s Program

89% Women

83% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of legal professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 50% 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 the District of Columbia with a bachelor's in legal professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	1
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Legal Professions

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 the District of Columbia. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Law	48
Non-Professional General Legal Studies	26
Legal Professions (Other)	10
Legal Support Services	2

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Careers That Legal Professions Grads May Go Into

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 DC, the home state for University of the District of Columbia.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Lawyers	31,680	$192,530
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	5,330	$80,470
Legal Secretaries	3,540	$86,190
Legal Support Workers	2,480	$74,330
Law Professors	1,580	$125,900

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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