Legal Professions at University of the District of Columbia

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. Of the 378 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of the District of Columbia in 2021, 26 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.

University of the District of Columbia Legal Professions Degrees Available

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

University of the District of Columbia Legal Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the legal professions progam at University of the District of Columbia compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	15
Best Value Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	20
	23
Most Popular Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	43
Best Value Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools	55
Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	195
Best Legal Professions Schools	200

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

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of legal professions associate's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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	9
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Of the 26 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Legal Professions from University of the District of Columbia in 2020-2021, 27% were men and 73% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 59% 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	1
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

University of the District of Columbia also has a doctoral program available in legal professions. In 2021, 48 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

Related Majors

• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
• Public Administration & Social Service

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
• Image Credit: By Matthew Bisanz under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.