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Legal Professions at West Virginia University

If you are interested in studying legal professions, you may want to check out the program at West Virginia University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and has a total student population of 26,269. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 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 104 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #157 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 West Virginia University.

74% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 27 legal professions students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from WVU, about 26% were men and 74% were women.

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Of the students who received a legal professions master's degree from WVU, 93% 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 West Virginia University 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 0
White 25
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Legal Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at West Virginia University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Law 104
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 27

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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation Jobs in WV Average Salary in WV
Lawyers 2,480 $98,630
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 1,810 $46,080
Legal Secretaries 1,430 $38,460
Judges, and Magistrates 300 $80,990
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 150 $59,440

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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