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Legal Professions at Fordham University

Every legal professions school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the legal professions program at Fordham University stacks up to those at other schools.

Fordham U is located in Bronx, New York and approximately 16,364 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 149 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 409 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #8 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 Fordham University.

64% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 149 students graduated with a master's degree in legal professions from Fordham U. About 36% were men and 64% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 18
Hispanic or Latino 16
White 43
International Students 56
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

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 Fordham University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Law 406
Legal Research 81
Legal Professions (Other) 71

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 Fordham 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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