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Legal Professions at Samford University

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Legal Professions at Samford University

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

Samford is located in Birmingham, Alabama and approximately 5,729 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 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 Samford

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Samford does offer online courses in legal professions for the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

There were 132 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #131 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 Samford University.

38% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 legal professions majors earned their master's degree from Samford. Of these graduates, 63% were men and 38% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 45% men graduate in legal professions each year. Samford does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a legal professions master's degree from Samford, 58% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 14
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

The following legal professions concentations are available at Samford University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Samford University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Law 132
Legal Research 24

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 AL, the home state for Samford University.

Occupation Jobs in AL Average Salary in AL
Lawyers 5,540 $117,100
Legal Secretaries 3,930 $41,840
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 3,000 $45,530
Judges, and Magistrates 580 $59,780
Court Reporters 280 $40,500

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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