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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. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 47 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 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.

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal professions majors at Yeshiva University.

68% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 47 legal professions majors earned their master's degree from Yeshiva. Of these graduates, 32% were men and 68% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 5
International Students 19
Other Races/Ethnicities 15

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

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

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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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