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Legal Professions at Boston University

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

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 32,718 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 118 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 282 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #27 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 Boston University.

50% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 118 students earned a master's degree in legal professions from Boston U. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 45% men graduate in legal professions each year. Boston U does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 25
International Students 58
Other Races/Ethnicities 18

Legal Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Boston University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Law 282
Legal Research 118

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 MA, the home state for Boston University.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Lawyers 18,420 $165,610
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 7,330 $60,320
Legal Secretaries 3,920 $59,020
Law Professors 610 $137,150
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 590 $63,330

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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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