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Legal Professions at University of Wisconsin - Madison

21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 44,640.

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 - Madison Legal Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UW - Madison

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UW - Madison does offer online courses in legal professions for the following degree levels:

UW - Madison Legal Professions Rankings

The legal professions major at UW - Madison 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 271 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #30 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Legal Professions Student Demographics at UW - Madison

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

UW - Madison Legal Professions Bachelor’s Program

81% Women

21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of legal professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in legal professions at UW - Madison are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	93
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UW - Madison Legal Professions Master’s Program

70% Women

35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of legal professions master's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

In the legal professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 35% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	1
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Legal Professions

The following legal professions concentations are available at University of Wisconsin - Madison. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Wisconsin - Madison. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Law	268
Non-Professional General Legal Studies	112
Legal Research	25

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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Lawyers	7,840	$130,450
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	4,320	$50,360
Legal Secretaries	1,480	$44,380
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	890	$48,730
Legal Support Workers	490	$52,630

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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