Legal Professions at Drake University

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

Drake is located in Des Moines, Iowa and has a total student population of 4,774.

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.

Drake Legal Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Drake

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Drake does offer online education options in legal professions for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Drake Legal Professions Rankings

There were 100 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #164 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Legal Professions Student Demographics at Drake

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

Drake Legal Professions Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of legal professions master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in legal professions each year. Drake does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

Of the students who received a legal professions master's degree from Drake, 77% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Legal Professions

If you plan to be a legal professions major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Drake University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Law	100
Legal Professions (Other)	26
Non-Professional General Legal Studies	3

Related Majors

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 IA, the home state for Drake University.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Lawyers	3,170	$112,630
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	2,350	$46,990
Legal Secretaries	1,470	$38,680
Legal Support Workers	810	$47,310
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	690	$35,560

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 Limitingflame1 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.