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Legal Professions at Baylor University

If you are interested in studying legal professions, you may want to check out the program at Baylor University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Baylor is located in Waco, Texas and approximately 19,297 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 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
  • Doctorate Degree in Legal Professions

There were 166 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #101 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

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

53% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 47% of legal professions master's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 45% men graduate in legal professions each year. Baylor does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a legal professions master's degree from Baylor, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 10
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Law 166
Legal Research 15

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 TX, the home state for Baylor University.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Lawyers 42,590 $150,250
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 24,290 $56,270
Legal Secretaries 12,990 $46,430
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 6,250 $57,940
Legal Support Workers 2,140 $63,140

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*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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