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Legal Professions at Washington University in St Louis

Legal Professions at Washington University in St Louis

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

WUSTL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and approximately 15,449 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.

  • Master’s Degree in Legal Professions

There were 249 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #35 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal professions majors at Washington University in St Louis.

60% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 40% of legal professions master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in legal professions each year. WUSTL does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 23
Black or African American 43
Hispanic or Latino 17
White 83
International Students 139
Other Races/Ethnicities 14

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Legal Research 370
Law 243

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 MO, the home state for Washington University in St Louis.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
Lawyers 10,340 $113,780
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 4,630 $53,110
Legal Secretaries 4,480 $44,130
Legal Support Workers 630 $49,020
Judges, and Magistrates 580 $127,270

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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