Legal Professions at Temple University

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 Temple University stacks up to those at other schools.

Temple is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 37,236. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 35 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.

Temple Legal Professions Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Legal Professions
• Doctorate Degree in Legal Professions

Online Classes Are Available at Temple

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree

Temple Legal Professions Rankings

There were 239 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #36 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Legal Professions Student Demographics at Temple

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal professions majors at Temple University.

Temple Legal Professions Master’s Program

Of the 35 students who graduated with a master’s in legal professions from Temple in 2021, 51% were men and 49% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 45% men graduate in legal professions each year. Temple does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	15
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Legal Professions

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 Temple University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Law	239
Legal Research	95

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Careers That Legal Professions Grads May Go Into

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 PA, the home state for Temple University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Lawyers	24,980	$138,610
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	12,440	$52,780
Legal Secretaries	7,420	$50,980
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	2,050	$46,170
Judicial Law Clerks	1,070	$40,550

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Audrey under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.