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Legal Professions at Vanderbilt University

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

Vanderbilt is located in Nashville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 13,537. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 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 192 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #73 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 Vanderbilt University.

50% Women
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 legal professions majors earned their master's degree from Vanderbilt. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 45% men graduate in legal professions each year. Vanderbilt does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Vanderbilt University 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 0
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 Vanderbilt University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Law 192
Legal Research 4

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 TN, the home state for Vanderbilt University.

Occupation Jobs in TN Average Salary in TN
Lawyers 7,600 $124,470
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 4,100 $49,050
Legal Secretaries 3,010 $43,480
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 1,150 $45,830
Legal Support Workers 500 $62,330

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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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