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Basic Certificate in Legal Professions

Basic Certificates in Legal Professions

2,413 Yearly Graduations
81% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
This degree is more popular with female students, and about 41% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 0.5% of legal professions graduates were international students.

During the most recent year for which data is available, 2,413 people earned their basic certificate in legal professions. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in legal professions at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Doctor’s Degree 36,068
Master’s Degree 10,707
Associate Degree 5,241
Bachelor’s Degree 4,743
Undergraduate Certificate 2,572
Graduate Certificate 2,525
Basic Certificate 2,413

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for legal professions majors with their basic certificate due to lack of data.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to estimate the median debt for this class of people.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in legal professions. About 81.4% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 450
Women 1,963
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The racial-ethnic distribution of legal professions basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 113
Black or African American 294
Hispanic or Latino 482
White 1,326
International Students 12
Other Races/Ethnicities 186
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to legal professions that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Law Enforcement & Firefighting 26,408

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

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