Legal Professions at Cornell University
If you plan to study legal professions, take a look at what Cornell University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and has a total student population of 23,620. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 35 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.
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Cornell Legal Professions Degrees Available
- Master’s Degree in Legal Professions
- Doctorate Degree in Legal Professions
Cornell Legal Professions Rankings
There were 194 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #69 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Legal Professions Student Demographics at Cornell
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal professions majors at Cornell University.
Cornell Legal Professions Master’s Program
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Cornell University with a master's in legal professions.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 3 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 0 |
International Students | 22 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 8 |
Concentrations Within Legal Professions
The following legal professions concentations are available at Cornell University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Cornell University. A concentration may not be available for your level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Law | 194 |
Legal Research | 35 |
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Careers That Legal Professions Grads May Go Into
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 NY, the home state for Cornell University.
Occupation | Jobs in NY | Average Salary in NY |
---|---|---|
Lawyers | 76,840 | $167,110 |
Paralegals and Legal Assistants | 25,500 | $58,750 |
Legal Secretaries | 15,440 | $55,920 |
Law Professors | 3,440 | $137,990 |
Judges, and Magistrates | 3,170 | $158,970 |
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
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Image Credit: By Notyourbroom under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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