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Legal Professions at American University

51 Bachelor's Degrees
90 Master's Degrees
414 Doctor's Degrees
We've gathered data and other essential information about the program, such as the ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more. We've also included details on how The American University ranks compared to other colleges offering a major in legal professions.

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The bachelor's program at The American University was ranked #61 on College Factual's Best Schools for legal professions list. It is also ranked #3 in District of Columbia.

Ranking Type Rank
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Legal Professions Graduates 10
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Legal Professions (Income $48-$75k) 11
Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools 12
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Legal Professions (Income $0-$30k) 13
Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 13
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Legal Professions (Income $30-$48k) 14
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Legal Professions (Income $75-$110k) 17
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Legal Professions (Income $0-$30k) 34
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Legal Professions (Income $48-$75k) 34
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Legal Professions (Income $30-$48k) 36
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Legal Professions (Income $48-$75k) 39
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Legal Professions (Income $30-$48k) 40
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Legal Professions (Income $0-$30k) 42
Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools 43
Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools 44
Best Legal Professions Graduate Degree Schools 45
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Legal Professions (Income $75-$110k) 45
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Legal Professions (Income $75-$110k) 45
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Legal Professions (With Aid) 55
Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 57
Best Legal Professions Schools 61
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Legal Professions (Income Over $110k) 61
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Legal Professions Graduates 73
Best Legal Professions Graduate Degree Colleges for Veterans 73
Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 73
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Legal Professions 74
Best Value Colleges for Legal Professions (Income $30-$48k) 76
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Legal Professions (With Aid) 79
Best Value Colleges for Legal Professions (Income $48-$75k) 80
Best Value Colleges for Legal Professions (Income $0-$30k) 82
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Legal Professions 85
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Legal Professions (Income Over $110k) 85
Best Legal Professions Colleges for Veterans 89
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Legal Professions (With Aid) 91
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Legal Professions (Income Over $110k) 101
Best Value Colleges for Legal Professions (Income $75-$110k) 104
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Legal Professions 106
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Legal Professions Graduates 109
Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Legal Professions 114
Highest Paid Legal Professions Graduates 156
Best Value Colleges for Legal Professions (With Aid) 205
Best Value Colleges for Legal Professions (Income Over $110k) 211
Best Value Colleges for Legal Professions 217

During the 2020-2021 academic year, American University handed out 51 bachelor's degrees in legal professions. This is an increase of 65% over the previous year when 31 degrees were handed out.

In 2021, 90 students received their master’s degree in legal professions from The American University. This makes it the #26 most popular school for legal professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

In addition, 414 students received their doctoral degrees in legal professions in 2021, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal professions majors at American University.

The legal professions program at The American University awarded 51 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 35% of these degrees went to men with the other 65% going to women.

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The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at The American University are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 53% of students fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from American University with a bachelor's in legal professions.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 27
Non-Resident Aliens 3
Other Races 4

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 90 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in legal professions from The American University. About 30% were men and 70% were women.

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The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from American University with a master's in legal professions.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 19
Hispanic or Latino 16
White 16
Non-Resident Aliens 21
Other Races 12

Legal Professions students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas. Individual majors may not be available for all degree levels.

Major Annual Graduates
Law 413
Legal Research 88
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 51
Legal Professions (Other) 3

Related Major Annual Graduates
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 179

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