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Legal Professions at University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Legal Professions at University of Wisconsin - Madison

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 Wisconsin - Madison stacks up to those at other schools.

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and approximately 44,640 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 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 271 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #30 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 Wisconsin - Madison.

82% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 17 legal professions students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UW - Madison, about 18% were men and 82% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 0
International Students 14
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 Wisconsin - Madison. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Law 268
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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Occupation Jobs in WI Average Salary in WI
Lawyers 7,840 $130,450
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 4,320 $50,360
Legal Secretaries 1,480 $44,380
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 890 $48,730
Legal Support Workers 490 $52,630

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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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