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Legal Professions at St John's University - New York

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Legal Professions at St John’s University - New York

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

STJ is located in Queens, New York and has a total student population of 20,143. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 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 235 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #37 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 John’s University - New York.

65% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The legal professions program at STJ awarded 31 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 35% of these degrees went to men with the other 65% going to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 3
International Students 20
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 St John's University - New York. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Law 235
Legal Research 34

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 NY, the home state for St John's University - New York.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Lawyers 76,840 $167,110
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 25,500 $58,750
Legal Secretaries 15,440 $55,920
Law Professors 3,440 $137,990
Judges, and Magistrates 3,170 $158,970

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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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