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Legal Professions at University of St Thomas Minnesota

Legal Professions at University of St Thomas Minnesota

Every legal professions school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the legal professions program at University of St Thomas Minnesota stacks up to those at other schools.

UST MN is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and approximately 9,792 students attend the school each year.

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

There were 144 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #118 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 St Thomas Minnesota.

59% Women
5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 41% of legal professions master's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in legal professions each year. UST MN does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 16
International Students 15
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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 St Thomas Minnesota. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Law 144
Legal Research 25

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 MN, the home state for University of St Thomas Minnesota.

Occupation Jobs in MN Average Salary in MN
Lawyers 11,270 $119,330
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 4,890 $56,880
Legal Secretaries 3,530 $53,000
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 1,790 $58,170
Judges, and Magistrates 530 $135,730

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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