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Legal Professions in Rhode Island

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Legal Professions Schools in Rhode Island

In 2020-2021, 153 students earned their Legal Professions degrees in RI.

A Legal Professions major is the 9th most popular major in this state.

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

Education Level Number of Grads
Doctor’s Degree (Research / Scholarship) 150
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice) 150
Doctor’s Degree (Other) 150
Master’s Degree 3

Gender Distribution

In Rhode Island, 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 Rhode Island is as follows:

  • Asian: 3.9%
  • Black or African American: 7.8%
  • Hispanic or Latino: 16.3%
  • White: 62.1%
  • Non-Resident Alien: 1.3%
  • Other Races: 8.5%
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4,220 people in the state and 1,321,770 in the nation are employed in jobs related to legal professions.

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Legal Professions grads earn an average of $66,170 in the state and $71,420 nationwide.

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There is one school in the state that offers this degree.

153 Degrees in Major Awarded
522 Total Students

The student loan default rate is 3.70% which is lower than average. The full-time teacher rate is 42%. Roughly six years after entering college, graduates of this school earn $51,017 a year.

Some of the careers legal professions majors go into include:

Job Title RI Job Growth RI Median Salary
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 15% $47,190
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers 14% $0
Judges, and Magistrates 8% $0
Lawyers 5% $103,920
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 0% $0

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

Major Annual Graduates in RI
Public & Social Service 190
Law Enforcement & Firefighting 158
Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness 36

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