Legal Professions at Western Kentucky University
If you plan to study legal professions, take a look at what Western Kentucky University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and has a total student population of 17,517. In 2021, 13 legal professions majors received their bachelor's degree from WKU.
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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WKU Legal Professions Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Legal Professions
WKU Legal Professions Rankings
Each year, College Factual ranks legal professions programs across the country. The following shows how WKU performed in these rankings.
Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.
Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings
The legal professions major at WKU 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 Popular Legal Professions Basic Certificate Schools | 182 |
Legal Professions Student Demographics at WKU
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal professions majors at Western Kentucky University.
WKU Legal Professions Bachelor’s Program
About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in legal professions at WKU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 Western Kentucky University with a bachelor's in legal professions.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| White | 7 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
WKU also has a doctoral program available in legal professions. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
Concentrations Within Legal Professions
Legal Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Kentucky University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
| Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Legal Support Services | 13 |
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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 KY, the home state for Western Kentucky University.
| Occupation | Jobs in KY | Average Salary in KY |
|---|---|---|
| Lawyers | 5,740 | $100,100 |
| Paralegals and Legal Assistants | 2,940 | $46,130 |
| Legal Secretaries | 2,080 | $36,440 |
| Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers | 360 | $39,760 |
| Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers | 340 | $57,090 |
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 OPMaster under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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