Legal
Contains Stem Majors
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Legal and the types of students that study this field. false awards the most degrees in Legal in the US.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Legal programs are false institutions (N/A total). false
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Legal programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Legal.
Information on the businesses and industries that employ graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.
The average salary for majors is $86,930 and the most common occupations are Paralegals & legal assistants, Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers, and Other managers.
The industry that employs the most majors is Legal services, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Electronics stores.
The average salary for majors is $86,930 and the most common occupations are Paralegals & legal assistants, Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers, and Other managers.
This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for majors.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
The most common occupations majors, by number of employees, are Paralegals & legal assistants, Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers, and Other managers.
Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of majors working as Paralegals & legal assistants, Judicial law clerks, and Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers.
The highest paid occupations by median income for majors are Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents, Chief executives & legislators, and Aircraft pilots & flight engineers.
The number of graduates in the workforce has been declining at a rate of 0.229%, from 94,055 in 2021 to 93,840 in 2022.
The largest single share of graduates go on to work as Paralegals & legal assistants (14.9%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in by share of the total number of graduates.
The most common industries that employ majors, by number of employees, are Legal services, Justice, public order, & safety activities , and Elementary & secondary schools.
The highest paying industries of majors, by average wage, are Electronics stores, Spectator sports, and Air transportation.
The number of graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 0.229%, from 94,055 in 2021 to 93,840 in 2022.
The industry which employs the most graduates by share is Legal services, followed by Justice, public order, & safety activities . This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in .
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
Demographic information for those who earn a degree in in the United States.
The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in is 42.9.
The most common degree type these workers hold is a false.
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in . The most common ages of employees with this major are 48 and 39 years old, which represent 3.53% and 3.36% of the population, respectively.
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Legal are .
The most common degree types held by the working population in are Bachelors Degree, Professional degree, and Masters Degree.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Legal for each race & ethnicity. false
This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of N/A recipients in Legal.
There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Bulgaria that hold degrees (5.57 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is Philippines (756 degree recipients).