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Legal Professions at St. Mary's University

Legal Professions at St. Mary’s University

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

St. Mary's is located in San Antonio, Texas and has a total student population of 3,458.

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

There were 202 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #61 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. Mary’s University.

74% Women
59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 26% of legal professions master's degrees went to men and 74% went to women.

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In the legal professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 59% of degree recipients. That is 26% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from St. Mary's University 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 15
White 7
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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. Mary's University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Law 202
Legal Research 41

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 St. Mary's 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

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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