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Legal Professions at Southern Methodist University

39 Master's Degrees
222 Doctor's Degrees
Every legal professions school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the legal professions program at Southern Methodist University stacks up to those at other schools.

SMU is located in Dallas, Texas and approximately 12,373 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 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.

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  • Master’s Degree in Legal Professions
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There were 222 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #50 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 Southern Methodist University.

51% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The legal professions program at SMU awarded 39 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 49% of these degrees went to men with the other 51% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 45% men graduate in legal professions each year. SMU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern Methodist 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 1
White 7
International Students 27
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

If you plan to be a legal professions major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Southern Methodist University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Law 221
Legal Research 40

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 TX, the home state for Southern Methodist University.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Lawyers 42,590 $150,250
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 24,290 $56,270
Legal Secretaries 12,990 $46,430
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 6,250 $57,940
Legal Support Workers 2,140 $63,140

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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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