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Legal Professions at DePaul University

39 Master's Degrees
192 Doctor's Degrees
What traits are you looking for in a legal professions school? To help you decide if DePaul University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's legal professions program.

DePaul is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 21,922 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 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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There were 192 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #73 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 DePaul University.

51% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 legal professions majors earned their master's degree from DePaul. Of these graduates, 49% were men and 51% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 45% men graduate in legal professions each year. DePaul does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

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In the legal professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 37% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 12
Hispanic or Latino 13
White 5
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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 DePaul University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Law 192
Legal Research 39

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 IL, the home state for DePaul University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Lawyers 31,260 $152,980
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 13,540 $57,180
Legal Secretaries 7,880 $51,140
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 1,070 $47,670

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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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