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Legal Professions at Willamette University

Legal Professions at Willamette University

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 Willamette University stacks up to those at other schools.

Willamette is located in Salem, Oregon and approximately 1,866 students attend the school each year.

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

There were 101 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #163 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 Willamette 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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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Willamette 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 2
White 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Law 101
Legal Research 9

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 OR, the home state for Willamette University.

Occupation Jobs in OR Average Salary in OR
Lawyers 6,320 $119,500
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 4,060 $55,850
Legal Secretaries 1,510 $49,960
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 810 $65,150
Legal Support Workers 560 $66,650

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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