Legal Professions at Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt is located in Nashville, Tennessee and approximately 13,537 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,365 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Vanderbilt University in 2021, 34 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.
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Vanderbilt Legal Professions Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Legal Professions
- Master’s Degree in Legal Professions
- Doctorate Degree in Legal Professions
Vanderbilt Legal Professions Rankings
The following rankings from College Factual show how the legal professions progam at Vanderbilt compares to programs at other colleges and universities.
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Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings
The legal professions major at Vanderbilt 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 |
|---|---|
| Most Focused Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 99 |
| Most Popular Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools | 146 |
In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in legal professions from Vanderbilt. This makes it the #147 most popular school for legal professions master’s degree candidates in the country.
There were 192 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #73 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Legal Professions Student Demographics at Vanderbilt
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal professions majors at Vanderbilt University.
Vanderbilt Legal Professions Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% 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 Vanderbilt University with a bachelor's in legal professions.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 11 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| White | 12 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
Vanderbilt Legal Professions Master’s Program
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Vanderbilt University with a master's in legal professions.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| White | 0 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Vanderbilt also has a doctoral program available in legal professions. In 2021, 192 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
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 Vanderbilt University. A concentration may not be available for your level.
| Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Law | 192 |
| Non-Professional General Legal Studies | 34 |
| Legal Research | 4 |
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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 TN, the home state for Vanderbilt University.
| Occupation | Jobs in TN | Average Salary in TN |
|---|---|---|
| Lawyers | 7,600 | $124,470 |
| Paralegals and Legal Assistants | 4,100 | $49,050 |
| Legal Secretaries | 3,010 | $43,480 |
| Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers | 1,150 | $45,830 |
| Legal Support Workers | 500 | $62,330 |
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 Dansan4444 under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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