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Legal Professions at Golden Gate University - San Francisco

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Legal Professions at Golden Gate University - San Francisco

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 Golden Gate University - San Francisco stacks up to those at other schools.

Golden Gate University - San Francisco is located in San Francisco, California and approximately 2,472 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 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

Online Classes Are Available at Golden Gate University - San Francisco

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Golden Gate University - San Francisco does offer online courses in legal professions for the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

There were 174 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #89 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 Golden Gate University - San Francisco.

64% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 14 students who earned a master's degree in Legal Professions from Golden Gate University - San Francisco in 2020-2021, 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 Golden Gate University - San Francisco with a master's in legal professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 4
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 Golden Gate University - San Francisco. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Law 169
Legal Research 20

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 CA, the home state for Golden Gate University - San Francisco.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Lawyers 82,180 $171,550
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 33,390 $61,240
Legal Secretaries 26,220 $56,570
Legal Support Workers 7,050 $56,420
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 3,560 $58,180

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.

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