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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.

  • Master’s Degree in Legal Professions
  • Doctorate Degree in Legal Professions

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.

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

51% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The legal professions program at Cornell awarded 35 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 49% of these degrees went to men with the other 51% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 45% men graduate in legal professions each year. Cornell does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

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

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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

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

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

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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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