Legal Professions at Widener University
Widener is located in Chester, Pennsylvania and approximately 6,150 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 7 legal professions majors received their bachelor's degree from Widener.
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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Widener Legal Professions Degrees Available
- Basic Certificate in Legal Professions (Less Than 1 Year)
- Associate’s Degree in Legal Professions
- Bachelor’s Degree in Legal Professions
- Master’s Degree in Legal Professions
- Doctorate Degree in Legal Professions
Widener Legal Professions Rankings
Each year, College Factual ranks legal professions programs across the country. The following shows how Widener 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 Widener 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 |
|---|---|
| Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 68 |
| 100 | |
| Most Popular Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 128 |
| Most Popular Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools | 410 |
In 2021, 19 students received their master’s degree in legal professions from Widener. This makes it the #90 most popular school for legal professions master’s degree candidates in the country.
There were 288 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #22 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Legal Professions Student Demographics at Widener
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal professions majors at Widener University.
Widener Legal Professions Associate’s Program
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Widener University with a associate's in legal professions.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| White | 1 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Widener Legal Professions Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% 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 Widener University with a bachelor's in legal professions.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| White | 3 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Widener Legal Professions Master’s Program
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Widener University with a master's in legal professions.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| White | 2 |
| International Students | 9 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
Widener also has a doctoral program available in legal professions. In 2021, 288 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
Concentrations Within Legal Professions
The following legal professions concentations are available at Widener University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Widener University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
| Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Law | 269 |
| Legal Research | 38 |
| Legal Support Services | 8 |
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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 PA, the home state for Widener University.
| Occupation | Jobs in PA | Average Salary in PA |
|---|---|---|
| Lawyers | 24,980 | $138,610 |
| Paralegals and Legal Assistants | 12,440 | $52,780 |
| Legal Secretaries | 7,420 | $50,980 |
| Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers | 2,050 | $46,170 |
| Judicial Law Clerks | 1,070 | $40,550 |
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 User:Smallbones at English Wikipedia. under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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