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Legal Professions at American Public University System

If you plan to study legal professions, take a look at what American Public University System has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

American Military University is located in Charles Town, West Virginia and has a total student population of 50,047. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 students received their master's degree in legal professions.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Legal Professions section at the bottom of this page.

  • Master’s Degree in Legal Professions

Online Classes Are Available at American Military University

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, American Military University does offer online courses in legal professions for the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree
  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal professions majors at American Public University System.

70% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The legal professions program at American Military University awarded 33 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 30% of these degrees went to men with the other 70% going to women.

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In the legal professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 36% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American Public University System with a master's in legal professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 13
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

The following legal professions concentations are available at American Public University System. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from American Public University System. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 33

A degree in legal professions can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WV, the home state for American Public University System.

Occupation Jobs in WV Average Salary in WV
Lawyers 2,480 $98,630
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 1,810 $46,080
Legal Secretaries 1,430 $38,460
Judges, and Magistrates 300 $80,990
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 150 $59,440

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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