Other Legal Professions

Types of Degrees Other Legal Professions Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many legal professions (other) graduations there were in 2020-2021 for each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Master’s Degree	1,008
Bachelor’s Degree	529
Graduate Certificate	362
Doctor’s Degree	54
Associate Degree	41
Basic Certificate	16
Undergraduate Certificate	3

Who Is Getting a Bachelor’s Degree in Other Legal Professions?

This is a less frequently chosen undergraduate major. Only 527 students graduated with a bachelor’s degree in legal professions (other) in 2021, making it rank #202 in popularity. The major attracts more women than men. About 64% of the recent graduates in this field are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of other legal professions majors is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	19
Black or African American	50
Hispanic or Latino	119
White	272
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	63

Geographic Diversity

Americans aren’t the only ones with an interest in Other Legal Professions. About 1.1% of those with this major are international students. The most popular countries for students from outside the country are:

• China
• Japan
• Brazil
• India
• South Korea

Bachelor’s Degree Starting Salary

Data from the U.S. Department of Education shows that legal professions (other) students who graduated in 2017-2019 with a bachelor’s degree made a median starting salary of $33,291 per year. During this timeframe, most salaries fell between $31,831 (25th percentile) and $36,683 (75th percentile).

We don’t know for sure if all of these people took jobs related to other legal professions so take that into consideration.

Online Other Legal Professions Programs

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 96 schools offered some type of legal professions (other) program. The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level	Colleges Offering Programs	Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year)	0	0
Certificate (1-2 years)	4	1
Certificate (2-4 Years)	0	0
Associate’s Degree	9	3
Bachelor’s Degree	18	2
Post-Baccalaureate	0	0
Master’s Degree	45	10
Post-Master’s	2	0
Doctor’s Degree (Research)	8	0
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice)	2	1
Doctor’s Degree (Other)	1	0

Majors Related to Other Legal Professions

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to other legal professions.

Major	Number of Grads
Law	36,216
Legal Support Services	11,545
Legal Research	6,874
Non-Professional General Legal Studies	4,407

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
• College Scorecard
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers First Quarter 2020
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