Basic Certificates in Pre-Law

This degree is more popular with female students, and about 33% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 0.8% of pre-law graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Pre-Law Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 119 people earned their basic certificate in pre-law. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in pre-law at each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree	410
Basic Certificate	119
Master’s Degree	86
Associate Degree	81
Undergraduate Certificate	47
Graduate Certificate	3

Earnings of Pre-Law Majors With Basic Certificates

At this time, we do not have the data to estimate the median earnings for this class of people.

Student Debt

The data on debt ranges for pre-law majors who have their basic certificate is not available.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in pre-law. About 70.6% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender	Number of Grads
Men	35
Women	84

The racial-ethnic distribution of pre-law basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	5
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	79
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Related Majors

Below are some popular majors that are similar to pre-law that offer basic certificates.

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
Legal Studies	385

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
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