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Legal Professions at University of Houston

If you are interested in studying legal professions, you may want to check out the program at University of Houston. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UH is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 47,090. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 46 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 233 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #40 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 Houston.

52% Women
48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The legal professions program at UH awarded 46 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 48% of these degrees went to men with the other 52% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 45% men graduate in legal professions each year. UH does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

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In the legal professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of degree recipients. That is 18% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 16
White 16
International Students 5
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 Houston. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Law 233
Legal Research 46

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 University of Houston.

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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