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Legal Professions at University of Kansas

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

KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and has a total student population of 26,744. 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 102 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #161 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 Kansas.

50% Women
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students graduated with a master's degree in legal professions from KU. About 50% were men and 50% were women.

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Of the students who received a legal professions master's degree from KU, 100% 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 University of Kansas 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 0
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Legal Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Kansas. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Law 98
Legal Research 6
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 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 KS, the home state for University of Kansas.

Occupation Jobs in KS Average Salary in KS
Lawyers 3,460 $109,020
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 2,240 $43,790
Legal Secretaries 1,150 $39,100
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 530 $43,550
Legal Support Workers 410 $51,540

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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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