Legal Professions at Yeshiva University
If you plan to study legal professions, take a look at what Yeshiva University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.Yeshiva is located in New York, New York and approximately 5,524 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.
Yeshiva Legal Professions Degrees Available
- Master’s Degree in Legal Professions
Online Classes Are Available at Yeshiva
Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.
Yeshiva does offer online education options in legal professions for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:
- Master’s Degree
Yeshiva Legal Professions Rankings
There were 324 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #16 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Legal Professions Student Demographics at Yeshiva
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal professions majors at Yeshiva University.
Yeshiva Legal Professions Master’s Program
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Yeshiva University with a master's in legal professions.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
White | 3 |
International Students | 33 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 11 |
Concentrations Within Legal Professions
The following legal professions concentations are available at Yeshiva University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Yeshiva University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Law | 324 |
Legal Professions (Other) | 41 |
Legal Research | 6 |
Related Majors
Careers That Legal Professions Grads May Go Into
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 NY, the home state for Yeshiva University.
Occupation | Jobs in NY | Average Salary in NY |
---|---|---|
Lawyers | 76,840 | $167,110 |
Paralegals and Legal Assistants | 25,500 | $58,750 |
Legal Secretaries | 15,440 | $55,920 |
Law Professors | 3,440 | $137,990 |
Judges, and Magistrates | 3,170 | $158,970 |
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.