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Legal Professions at Wayne State University

Legal Professions at Wayne State University

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

Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and approximately 26,241 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

Online Classes Are Available at Wayne State

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

  • Master’s Degree

There were 123 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #141 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 Wayne State University.

83% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of legal professions master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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In the legal professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 42% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 3
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 Wayne State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Law 119
Legal Professions (Other) 4
Legal Research 3

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 MI, the home state for Wayne State University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Lawyers 14,550 $110,180
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 6,110 $50,590
Legal Secretaries 5,230 $45,140
Court Reporters 500 $54,720

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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