Legal Professions at The University of Alabama

If you plan to study legal professions, take a look at what The University of Alabama has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and has a total student population of 37,840. 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.

UA Legal Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UA

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Master’s Degree

UA Legal Professions Rankings

There were 122 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #142 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Legal Professions Student Demographics at UA

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

UA Legal Professions Master’s Program

Of the 31 students who graduated with a master’s in legal professions from UA in 2021, 65% were men and 35% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 45% men graduate in legal professions each year. UA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than average.

Of the students who received a legal professions master's degree from UA, 77% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	24
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Legal Professions

The following legal professions concentations are available at The University of Alabama. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The University of Alabama. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Law	119
Legal Research	34

Related Majors

• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
• Public Administration & Social Service

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 AL, the home state for The University of Alabama.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Lawyers	5,540	$117,100
Legal Secretaries	3,930	$41,840
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	3,000	$45,530
Judges, and Magistrates	580	$59,780
Court Reporters	280	$40,500

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 Deutschlandreform under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.