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Legal Professions at Northern Kentucky University

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

NKU is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky and has a total student population of 16,211. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 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 100 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #164 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 Northern Kentucky University.

100% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 6 students who graduated with a master’s in legal professions from NKU in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

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Of the students who received a legal professions master's degree from NKU, 83% 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 Northern Kentucky University with a master's in legal professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
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 Northern Kentucky University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Law 100
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 6

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 KY, the home state for Northern Kentucky University.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Lawyers 5,740 $100,100
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 2,940 $46,130
Legal Secretaries 2,080 $36,440
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 360 $39,760
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers 340 $57,090

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*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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