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 2018-2019 for each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Master’s Degree	1,061
Graduate Certificate	823
Bachelor’s Degree	481
Doctor’s Degree	92
Associate’s Degree	65
Undergraduate Certificate	42
Basic Certificate	6

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

This is a less frequently chosen undergraduate major. Only 480 students graduated with a bachelor’s degree in legal professions (other) in 2019, making it rank #207 in popularity. The major attracts more women than men. About 68% 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	14
Black or African American	55
Hispanic or Latino	86
White	254
International Students	23
Other Races/Ethnicities	49

Geographic Diversity

Americans aren’t the only ones with an interest in Other Legal Professions. About 4.8% 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

The U.S. Department of Education found that students who graduated in 2015-2017 with a bachelor’s degree in legal professions (other) made a median starting salary of $32,600 per year. During this timeframe, most salaries fell between $28,900 (25th percentile) and $36,675 (75th percentile).

It is possible that some of these people may have taken positions that were not related to other legal professions.

Online Other Legal Professions Programs

In 2018-2019, 109 schools offered a other legal professions program of some type. 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)	3	0
Certificate (1-2 years)	5	1
Certificate (2-4 Years)	0	0
Associate’s Degree	12	3
Bachelor’s Degree	17	2
Post-Baccalaureate	3	0
Master’s Degree	52	14
Post-Master’s	4	0
Doctor’s Degree (Research)	9	0
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice)	4	2
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	34,727
Legal Support Services	10,947
Legal Research	9,147
Non-Professional General Legal Studies	3,620

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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