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Legal Professions Schools in Alabama

363 Legal Professions students earned their degrees in the state in 2020-2021.

As a degree choice, Legal Professions is the 9th most popular major in the state.

Legal Professions majors in the state tend to have the following degree levels:

Education Level Number of Grads
Doctor’s Degree (Research / Scholarship) 308
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice) 308
Doctor’s Degree (Other) 308
Master’s Degree 55

Gender Distribution

In Alabama, a legal professions major is more popular with men than with women.

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Racial Distribution

The racial distribution of legal professions majors in Alabama is as follows:

  • Asian: 1.7%
  • Black or African American: 11.8%
  • Hispanic or Latino: 3.9%
  • White: 76.0%
  • Non-Resident Alien: 2.5%
  • Other Races: 4.1%
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14,070 people in the state and 1,321,770 in the nation are employed in jobs related to legal professions.

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In this state, legal professions grads earn an average of $54,730. Nationwide, they make an average of $71,420.

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There are 3 colleges in Alabama that offer legal professions degrees. Learn about the most popular 3 below:

#1

Samford University

Birmingham
156 Degrees in Major Awarded
76% Graduation Rate
5,729 Total Students

100% of students get financical aid. The full-time teacher rate is 99%. It takes the average student 4.16 years to graduate.

153 Degrees in Major Awarded
72% Graduation Rate
37,840 Total Students

Of all the students who attend this school, 85% get financial aid. This public school has an average net price of $20,917. Roughly six years after entering college, graduates of this school earn $44,485 a year.

#3

Faulkner University

Montgomery
54 Degrees in Major Awarded
26% Graduation Rate
2,961 Total Students

100% of students get financical aid. Students who attend this private institution pay an average net price of $20,500. 13 to 1 is the student to faculty ratio.

Some of the careers legal professions majors go into include:

Job Title AL Job Growth AL Median Salary
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators 17% $70,120
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 14% $44,310
Lawyers 8% $100,530
Law Professors 6% $147,160
Judges, and Magistrates 4% $49,610
Legal Support Workers 3% $51,920
Court Reporters 3% $53,560
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers 0% $113,440
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 0% $40,950
Judicial Law Clerks 0% $0

Below are some popular majors in the state that are similar to legal professions.

Major Annual Graduates in AL
Public & Social Service 1,018
Law Enforcement & Firefighting 454
Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness 216

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