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American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence at Cornell University

American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence at Cornell University

If you plan to study american/u.s. law/legal studies/jurisprudence, 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.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence section at the bottom of this page.

Cornell American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence

Cornell American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in american/u.s. law/legal studies/jurisprudence, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Student Demographics at Cornell

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the american/u.s. law/legal studies/jurisprudence majors at Cornell University.

Cornell American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Master’s Program

53% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 47% of american/u.s. law/legal studies/jurisprudence master's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 43% men graduate in american/u.s. law/legal studies/jurisprudence 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 american/u.s. law/legal studies/jurisprudence.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 15
International Students 143
Other Races/Ethnicities 22

Careers That American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Grads May Go Into

A degree in american/u.s. law/legal studies/jurisprudence 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

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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