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Legal Professions at Pepperdine University

If you are interested in studying legal professions, you may want to check out the program at Pepperdine University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Pepperdine is located in Malibu, California and approximately 9,554 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 139 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 153 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #111 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 Pepperdine University.

80% Women
54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 139 students who graduated with a master’s in legal professions from Pepperdine in 2021, 20% were men and 80% were women.

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In the legal professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 54% of degree recipients. That is 24% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 34
Hispanic or Latino 25
White 52
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 15

If you plan to be a legal professions major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Pepperdine University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Law 153
Legal Research 139

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 Pepperdine University.

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

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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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