Legal Professions at George Mason University
If you plan to study legal professions, take a look at what George Mason University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and has a total student population of 38,541. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 67 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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GMU Legal Professions Degrees Available
- Master’s Degree in Legal Professions
- Doctorate Degree in Legal Professions
Online Classes Are Available at GMU
If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.
For those who are interested in distance learning, GMU does offer online courses in legal professions for the following degree levels:
- Master’s Degree
GMU Legal Professions Rankings
There were 158 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #108 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Legal Professions Student Demographics at GMU
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal professions majors at George Mason University.
GMU Legal Professions Master’s Program
In the legal professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 42% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from George Mason University with a master's in legal professions.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 12 |
Black or African American | 6 |
Hispanic or Latino | 9 |
White | 21 |
International Students | 17 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Concentrations Within Legal Professions
The following legal professions concentations are available at George Mason University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at George Mason University. A concentration may not be available for your level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Law | 158 |
Legal Research | 52 |
Legal Professions (Other) | 15 |
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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 VA, the home state for George Mason University.
Occupation | Jobs in VA | Average Salary in VA |
---|---|---|
Lawyers | 15,890 | $139,180 |
Paralegals and Legal Assistants | 9,960 | $51,600 |
Legal Support Workers | 7,050 | $114,390 |
Legal Secretaries | 2,160 | $46,400 |
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers | 1,390 | $45,530 |
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 Lucien Dalarun under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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