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Legal Professions Schools in Oregon

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

As a degree choice, Legal Professions is the 5th 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) 408
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice) 408
Doctor’s Degree (Other) 408
Master’s Degree 26

Gender Distribution

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

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Racial Distribution

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

  • Asian: 3.5%
  • Black or African American: 1.6%
  • Hispanic or Latino: 9.2%
  • White: 70.0%
  • Non-Resident Alien: 2.3%
  • Other Races: 13.4%
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14,490 people in the state and 1,321,770 in the nation are employed in jobs related to legal professions.

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A typical salary for a legal professions grad in the state is $66,650, compared to a typical salary of $71,420 nationwide.

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

192 Degrees in Major Awarded
75% Graduation Rate
3,157 Total Students

The average student takes 4.10 years to complete their degree at Lewis and Clark College. The student to faculty ratio is 11 to 1. Of all the teachers who work at the school, 52% are considered full time.

132 Degrees in Major Awarded
73% Graduation Rate
21,752 Total Students

The full-time teacher rate is 69%. A typical student attending UO will pay a net price of $18,047. 89% of students are awarded financial aid at this school.

110 Degrees in Major Awarded
74% Graduation Rate
1,866 Total Students

In their early career, Willamette grads earn an average salary of $44,327. Of all the students who attend this school, 100% get financial aid. 10 to 1 is the student to faculty ratio.

Some of the careers legal professions majors go into include:

Job Title OR Job Growth OR Median Salary
Judicial Law Clerks 25% $52,830
Law Professors 17% $49,890
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators 17% $78,370
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 13% $53,020
Judges, and Magistrates 11% $137,740
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers 10% $71,640
Lawyers 10% $107,560
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers -4% $64,110

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

Major Annual Graduates in OR
Public & Social Service 423
Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness 67
Law Enforcement & Firefighting 32

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View Nationwide Legal Professions Report

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