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Legal Professions at Yale University

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

Yale is located in New Haven, Connecticut and has a total student population of 12,060.

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
  • Doctorate Degree in Legal Professions

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There were 229 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #43 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 Yale University.

57% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 43% of legal professions master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in legal professions each year. Yale does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 0
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 Yale University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Law 218
Legal Research 18

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 CT, the home state for Yale University.

Occupation Jobs in CT Average Salary in CT
Lawyers 7,270 $153,640
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 4,780 $62,760
Legal Secretaries 1,880 $53,780
Judges, and Magistrates 230 $160,410

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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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