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Basic Certificate in Legal Studies

Basic Certificates in Legal Studies

385 Yearly Graduations
70% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
This degree is more popular with female students, and about 44% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 0.5% of legal studies graduates were international students.

During the most recent year for which data is available, 385 people earned their basic certificate in legal studies. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in legal studies at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 2,803
Master’s Degree 396
Basic Certificate 385
Associate Degree 313
Undergraduate Certificate 53
Graduate Certificate 47
Doctor’s Degree 2

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for legal studies 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 studies. About 69.9% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 116
Women 269
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The racial-ethnic distribution of legal studies basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 35
Black or African American 36
Hispanic or Latino 85
White 205
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 22
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to legal studies that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Pre-Law 119

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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