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Legal Professions Schools in Wisconsin

In 2020-2021, 505 students earned their Legal Professions degrees in WI.

In this state, Legal Professions is the 8th most popular major out of a total 32 majors commonly available.

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

Education Level Number of Grads
Doctor’s Degree (Research / Scholarship) 466
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice) 466
Doctor’s Degree (Other) 466
Post-Master’s Certificate 22
Postbaccalaureate Certificate 22
Master’s Degree 17

Gender Distribution

In Wisconsin, 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 Wisconsin is as follows:

  • Asian: 2.2%
  • Black or African American: 5.1%
  • Hispanic or Latino: 9.9%
  • White: 70.9%
  • Non-Resident Alien: 5.5%
  • Other Races: 6.3%
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In this state, there are 15,810 people employed in jobs related to a legal professions degree, compared to 1,321,770 nationwide.

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A typical salary for a legal professions grad in the state is $60,090, compared to a typical salary of $71,420 nationwide.

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

293 Degrees in Major Awarded
87% Graduation Rate
44,640 Total Students

16 to 1 is the student to faculty ratio. A typical student attending UW - Madison will pay a net price of $17,234. This school boasts a lower than average student loan default rate of 0.90%.

#2

Marquette University

Milwaukee
195 Degrees in Major Awarded
85% Graduation Rate
11,550 Total Students

Students enjoy a student to faculty ratio of 13 to 1. Seeking financial aid? At this school, 100% of students receive it. It takes the average student 4.23 years to graduate.

17 Degrees in Major Awarded
13,057 Total Students

55% of students get financical aid. Of all the teachers who work at the school, 39% are considered full time. Roughly six years after entering college, graduates of this school earn $35,436 a year.

Some of the careers legal professions majors go into include:

Job Title WI Job Growth WI Median Salary
Judicial Law Clerks 10% $44,570
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 9% $48,990
Judges, and Magistrates 8% $132,650
Legal Support Workers 7% $46,530
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators 6% $60,730
Law Professors 6% $107,040
Lawyers 5% $103,490
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers 0% $109,030
Court Reporters 0% $48,980
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers -6% $44,780

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

Major Annual Graduates in WI
Public & Social Service 532
Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness 117
Law Enforcement & Firefighting 43

View all majors related to Legal Professions

View Nationwide Legal Professions Report

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