Legal Professions at University of Pennsylvania
If you are interested in studying legal professions, you may want to check out the program at University of Pennsylvania. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 26,552.
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.
UPenn Legal Professions Degrees Available
- Master’s Degree in Legal Professions
UPenn Legal Professions Rankings
There were 258 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #33 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Legal Professions Student Demographics at UPenn
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal professions majors at University of Pennsylvania.
UPenn Legal Professions Master’s Program
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Pennsylvania with a master's in legal professions.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 7 |
| Black or African American | 9 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| White | 23 |
| International Students | 100 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 12 |
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 Pennsylvania. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
| Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Law | 258 |
| Legal Research | 42 |
| Non-Professional General Legal Studies | 28 |
Related Majors
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 PA, the home state for University of Pennsylvania.
| Occupation | Jobs in PA | Average Salary in PA |
|---|---|---|
| Lawyers | 24,980 | $138,610 |
| Paralegals and Legal Assistants | 12,440 | $52,780 |
| Legal Secretaries | 7,420 | $50,980 |
| Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers | 2,050 | $46,170 |
| Judicial Law Clerks | 1,070 | $40,550 |
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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More about our data sources and methodologies.
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