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Legal Professions at Villanova University

If you plan to study legal professions, take a look at what Villanova University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Villanova is located in Villanova, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 11,032. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 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

Online Classes Are Available at Villanova

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.

Villanova does offer online education options in legal professions for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Master’s Degree

There were 174 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #89 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 Villanova University.

46% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 54% of legal professions master's degrees went to men and 46% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 45% men graduate in legal professions each year. Villanova does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a legal professions master's degree from Villanova, 83% 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 Villanova University 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 3
White 34
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

The following legal professions concentations are available at Villanova University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Villanova University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Law 174
Legal Research 58

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 Villanova University.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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