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Legal Professions at Texas Southern University

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Legal Professions at Texas Southern University

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

TSU is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 7,015 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 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 167 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #99 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 Texas Southern University.

50% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 2 legal professions students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from TSU, about 50% were men and 50% were women.

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In the legal professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 0
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

The following legal professions concentations are available at Texas Southern University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Texas Southern University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Law 167
Legal Research 2

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 Texas Southern 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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