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Legal Professions at The John Marshall Law School

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Legal Professions at The John Marshall Law School

If you are interested in studying legal professions, you may want to check out the program at The John Marshall Law School. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

JMLS is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 1,005. During the 2018-2019 academic year, 30 students received their master's degree in legal professions.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Legal Professions section at the bottom of this page.

  • Master’s Degree in Legal Professions
  • Doctorate Degree in Legal Professions

Online Classes Are Available at JMLS

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

JMLS does offer online education options in legal professions for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Master’s Degree

There were 231 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #39 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 The John Marshall Law School.

47% Women
47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities
Of the 30 students who earned a master's degree in Legal Professions from JMLS in 2018-2019, 53% were men and 47% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in legal professions each year. JMLS does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

JMLS Gender Breakdown of Legal Professions Master's Degree Grads

In the legal professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 30% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The John Marshall Law School with a master's in legal professions.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity of Legal Professions Majors at The John Marshall Law School
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 13
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Legal Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The John Marshall Law School. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Law 231
Legal Research 28
Legal Professions (Other) 2

A degree in legal professions can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for The John Marshall Law School.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Lawyers 31,260 $152,980
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 13,540 $57,180
Legal Secretaries 7,880 $51,140
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 1,070 $47,670

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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