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Legal Professions at Wharton County Junior College

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

Wharton County Junior College is located in Wharton, Texas and has a total student population of 6,099.

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.

  • Associate’s Degree in Legal Professions

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Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal professions majors at Wharton County Junior College.

50% Women
75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of legal professions associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in legal professions only graduates about 39% men each year. The program at Wharton County Junior College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 11% more women than average.

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Wharton County Junior College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in legal professions graduates 42% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Wharton County Junior College with a associate's in legal professions.

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

Legal Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Wharton County Junior College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Legal Support Services 4

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 TX, the home state for Wharton County Junior College.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Lawyers 42,590 $150,250
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 24,290 $56,270
Legal Secretaries 12,990 $46,430
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 6,250 $57,940
Legal Support Workers 2,140 $63,140

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*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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