Find Grad Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Legal Professions at Georgia State University

Find Schools Near

Legal Professions at Georgia State University

If you plan to study legal professions, take a look at what Georgia State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Georgia State is located in Atlanta, Georgia and has a total student population of 36,360. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 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 197 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #67 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 Georgia State University.

40% Women
60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 15 students who graduated with a master’s in legal professions from Georgia State in 2021, 60% were men and 40% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 45% men graduate in legal professions each year. Georgia State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

undefined

In the legal professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 30% better than the national average.*

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

undefined
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 2
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 Georgia State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Law 197
Legal Research 15

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 GA, the home state for Georgia State University.

Occupation Jobs in GA Average Salary in GA
Lawyers 20,080 $128,930
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 9,140 $54,130
Legal Secretaries 3,980 $45,680
Judges, and Magistrates 1,340 $108,150
Judicial Law Clerks 730 $52,940

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.

Featured Schools

Find Graduate Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited graduate schools across the U.S.