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Legal Professions at Southwestern Law School

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

Southwestern Law School is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 886 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 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 227 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #45 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 Southwestern Law School.

25% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 75% of legal professions master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 45% men graduate in legal professions each year. Southwestern Law School does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 30% more men than average.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southwestern Law School 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 0
International Students 2
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 Southwestern Law School. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Law 227
Legal Professions (Other) 4

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 Southwestern Law School.

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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