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Legal Professions at University of California - Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and approximately 42,327 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 119 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 337 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #15 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 University of California - Berkeley.

55% Women
3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 45% of legal professions master's degrees went to men and 55% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 4
International Students 109
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Legal Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of California - Berkeley. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Law 327
Legal Research 125
Legal Professions (Other) 4

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 CA, the home state for University of California - Berkeley.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Lawyers 82,180 $171,550
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 33,390 $61,240
Legal Secretaries 26,220 $56,570
Legal Support Workers 7,050 $56,420
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 3,560 $58,180

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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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