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Legal Professions at Wayne State University

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Legal Professions at Wayne State University

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

Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and has a total student population of 26,241. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 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 123 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #141 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 Wayne State University.

67% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of legal professions master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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In the legal professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

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

The following legal professions concentations are available at Wayne State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Wayne State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Law 119
Legal Professions (Other) 4
Legal Research 3

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 MI, the home state for Wayne State University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Lawyers 14,550 $110,180
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 6,110 $50,590
Legal Secretaries 5,230 $45,140
Court Reporters 500 $54,720

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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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