Legal Professions at The University of Texas at Austin

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 The University of Texas at Austin stacks up to those at other schools.

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and has a total student population of 50,476. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 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.

UT Austin Legal Professions Degrees Available

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

UT Austin Legal Professions Rankings

There were 376 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Legal Professions Student Demographics at UT Austin

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

UT Austin Legal Professions Master’s Program

Of the 8 legal professions students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UT Austin, about 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 45% men graduate in legal professions each year. UT Austin does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

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

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

Concentrations Within Legal Professions

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Law	376
Legal Research	8

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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at Austin.

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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.