Legal Professions at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying legal professions, you may want to check out the program at University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and has a total student population of 48,149.

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.

UW Seattle Legal Professions Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Legal Professions
Master’s Degree in Legal Professions

UW Seattle Legal Professions Rankings

The legal professions major at UW Seattle 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.

There were 172 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #93 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Legal Professions Student Demographics at UW Seattle

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

UW Seattle Legal Professions Bachelor’s Program

87% Women

55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of legal professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% 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 Washington - Seattle Campus with a bachelor's in legal professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	19
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	45
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

UW Seattle Legal Professions Master’s Program

59% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of legal professions master's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in legal professions each year. UW Seattle does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	26
International Students	32
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within Legal Professions

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Law	172
Non-Professional General Legal Studies	127
Legal Research	100

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 WA, the home state for University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Lawyers	11,000	$136,480
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	6,220	$60,940
Legal Secretaries	2,780	$54,590
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	1,280	$49,440
Judges, and Magistrates	910	$124,440

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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