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Legal Professions at St. Thomas University

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

STU is located in Miami Gardens, Florida and approximately 5,601 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 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 166 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #101 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 St. Thomas University.

53% Women
63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 47% of legal professions master's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 45% men graduate in legal professions each year. STU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

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In the legal professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% of degree recipients. That is 33% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 3
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 St. Thomas University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Law 163
Legal Professions (Other) 51
Legal Research 36

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 FL, the home state for St. Thomas University.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Lawyers 47,280 $128,920
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 30,230 $50,120
Legal Secretaries 9,460 $45,550
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 4,800 $50,350
Legal Support Workers 1,750 $65,520

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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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