Legal Professions at University of Utah

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 Utah stacks up to those at other schools.

U of U is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and approximately 33,081 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.

U of U Legal Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at U of U

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

U of U does offer online education options in legal professions for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

U of U Legal Professions Rankings

In 2021, 16 students received their master’s degree in legal professions from U of U. This makes it the #101 most popular school for legal professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 88 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #170 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Legal Professions Student Demographics at U of U

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

U of U Legal Professions Master’s Program

Of the 16 students who graduated with a master’s in legal professions from U of U in 2021, 38% were men and 63% were women.

Of the students who received a legal professions master's degree from U of U, 81% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

U of U also has a doctoral program available in legal professions. In 2021, 88 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Legal Professions

The following legal professions concentations are available at University of Utah. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Utah. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Law	88
Legal Research	50
Legal Professions (Other)	15

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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 UT, the home state for University of Utah.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Lawyers	4,970	$112,380
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	2,760	$49,140
Legal Secretaries	1,200	$42,240
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	1,000	$46,670
Judicial Law Clerks	480	$38,820

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 University of Utah under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.