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Legal Professions at Western New England University

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Legal Professions at Western New England University

If you plan to study legal professions, take a look at what Western New England University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Western New England is located in Springfield, Massachusetts and approximately 3,673 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received a bachelor's degree in legal professions from Western New England.

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.

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

The following rankings from College Factual show how the legal professions progam at Western New England compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The legal professions major at Western New England 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 Master’s Degree Schools 68
Most Focused Legal Professions Schools 100
Most Focused Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools 121
Most Popular Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools 135
Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools 182

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in legal professions from Western New England. This makes it the #124 most popular school for legal professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 73 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #183 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 Western New England University.

33% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 67% of legal professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical legal professions bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% men. So male students are more repesented at Western New England since its program graduates 28% more men than average.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western New England University with a bachelor's in legal professions.

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

60% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students graduated with a master's degree in legal professions from Western New England. About 40% were men and 60% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in legal professions each year. Western New England does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Western New England also has a doctoral program available in legal professions. In 2021, 73 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

If you plan to be a legal professions major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western New England University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Law 73
Legal Research 9
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 7

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 MA, the home state for Western New England University.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Lawyers 18,420 $165,610
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 7,330 $60,320
Legal Secretaries 3,920 $59,020
Law Professors 610 $137,150
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 590 $63,330

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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