Legal Professions at University of the Pacific

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 the Pacific stacks up to those at other schools.

Pacific is located in Stockton, California and approximately 6,263 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.

Pacific Legal Professions Degrees Available

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

Pacific Legal Professions Rankings

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There were 180 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #82 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Legal Professions Student Demographics at Pacific

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

Pacific Legal Professions Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 legal professions majors earned their master's degree from Pacific. Of these graduates, 56% were men and 44% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in legal professions each year. Pacific does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

In the legal professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Legal Professions

If you plan to be a legal professions major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of the Pacific. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Law	180
Legal Research	9

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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 CA, the home state for University of the Pacific.

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

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 Thias under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.