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Legal Professions at Michigan State University

Legal Professions at Michigan State University

What traits are you looking for in a legal professions school? To help you decide if Michigan State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's legal professions program.

Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and has a total student population of 49,695.

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.

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Legal Professions
  • Master’s Degree in Legal Professions

There were 216 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #54 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 Michigan State University.

82% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 18% of legal professions master's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

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Of the students who received a legal professions master's degree from Michigan State, 68% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 19
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Legal Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Michigan State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Law 216
Legal Professions (Other) 25
Legal Research 3
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 2

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 MI, the home state for Michigan State University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Lawyers 14,550 $110,180
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 6,110 $50,590
Legal Secretaries 5,230 $45,140
Court Reporters 500 $54,720

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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