Legal Professions at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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

UNL is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and approximately 25,108 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 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.

UNL Legal Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UNL

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UNL offers distance education options for legal professions at the following degree levels:

UNL Legal Professions Rankings

There were 113 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #151 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Legal Professions Student Demographics at UNL

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

UNL Legal Professions Master’s Program

Of the 13 students who graduated with a master’s in legal professions from UNL in 2021, 77% were men and 23% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 45% men graduate in legal professions each year. UNL does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 32% more men than average.

Of the students who received a legal professions master's degree from UNL, 69% 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 Nebraska - Lincoln with a master's in legal professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Legal Professions

If you plan to be a legal professions major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Nebraska - Lincoln. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Law	113
Legal Research	11
Legal Professions (Other)	2

Related Majors

• 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 NE, the home state for University of Nebraska - Lincoln.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
Lawyers	2,910	$108,170
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	1,740	$49,250
Legal Secretaries	1,050	$38,900
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	300	$38,540
Legal Support Workers	80	$52,010

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
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