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Legal Professions at Purdue University Global

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Legal Professions at Purdue University Global

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 Purdue University Global stacks up to those at other schools.

Purdue University Global is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and approximately 43,927 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 56 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 Purdue University Global

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, Purdue University Global does offer online courses in legal professions for the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree
  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

There were 45 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #200 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 Purdue University Global.

82% Women
45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 56 students who earned a master's degree in Legal Professions from Purdue University Global in 2020-2021, 18% were men and 82% were women.

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Of the students who received a legal professions master's degree from Purdue University Global, 55% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the legal professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 15
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 31
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 Purdue University Global. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Legal Support Services 103
Legal Professions (Other) 25
Law 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 IN, the home state for Purdue University Global.

Occupation Jobs in IN Average Salary in IN
Lawyers 7,980 $113,360
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 3,970 $49,090
Legal Secretaries 2,780 $41,940
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 1,160 $40,020
Judges, and Magistrates 750 $122,510

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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