Energy, Environment, & Natural Resources Law

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Total Degrees
Awarded in 2016

183

growing 0%

Median In-State
Public Tuition

$7,408

declining 1.91%

Median Out-of-State
Private Tuition

$46,067

growing 3.75%

Average Wage

$70,899

declining 3.97%

People in Workforce

92,387

growing 4.8%

Average Employee Age

42.8

growing 3.71%

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The locations with the highest concentration of Energy, Environment, & Natural Resources Law degree recipients are Houston, TX, Washington, DC, and South Royalton, VT. The locations with a relatively high number of Energy, Environment, & Natural Resources Law degree recipients are South Royalton, VT, Missoula, MT, and California, PA. The most common degree awarded to students studying Energy, Environment, & Natural Resources Law is a masters degree.

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Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Energy, Environment, & Natural Resources Law and the types of students that study this field. University of Houston awards the most degrees in Energy, Environment, & Natural Resources Law in the US, but Vermont Law School and Lewis & Clark College have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Energy, Environment, & Natural Resources Law.

Tuition costs for Energy, Environment, & Natural Resources Law majors are, on average, $7,408 for in-state public colleges, and $46,067 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Energy, Environment, & Natural Resources Law programs are Public, 4-year or above institutions (13 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above (92 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Energy, Environment, & Natural Resources Law

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Energy, Environment, & Natural Resources Law, is Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above (92 completions).

The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Energy, Environment, & Natural Resources Law programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.

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Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$7,408

Median In-State Public

$46,067

Median Out of State Private

University of Houston has the most Energy, Environment, & Natural Resources Law degree recipients, with 30 degrees awarded in 2016.

The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Energy, Environment, & Natural Resources Law.

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Specialized Colleges

Highest Concentration Institution

Out of all institutions that offer Energy, Environment, & Natural Resources Law programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Vermont Law School and Lewis & Clark College have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Energy, Environment, & Natural Resources Law, with 7.81% and 1.58%, respectively.

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Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Energy, Environment, & Natural Resources Law

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Energy, Environment, & Natural Resources Law by year.

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Growth in Awarded Degrees

Counties with the Fastest Growing Number of Degrees Awarded

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest growth in degrees awarded for Energy, Environment, & Natural Resources Law.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Legal graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.

The average salary for Legal majors is $70,899 and the most common occupations are Paralegals & legal assistants, Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers, and Miscellaneous managers.

The industry that employs the most Legal majors is Legal services, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Computer Systems Design.

Wages

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

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$70,899

Average Wage in Workforce

± $6,172

3.97%

1 Year Growth

± 13.2%

The average salary for Legal majors is $70,899 and the most common occupations are Paralegals & legal assistants, Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers, and Miscellaneous managers.

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± 7,460

4.8%

1 Year Growth

± 11%

The number of Legal graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 4.8%, from 88,156 in 2016 to 92,387 in 2017.

The industry which employs the most Legal graduates by share is Legal services, followed by Justice, public order, & safety activities . This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Legal.

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Specialty Locations

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Energy, Environment, & Natural Resources Law is from the 2 Digit Course Legal.

PUMAS with a relatively high number of Legal majors

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Legal majors.

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Diversity

Demographic information on those who earn a degree in Legal in the US. The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Legal is 42.8, and the most common degree type these workers hold is a Masters Degree. Female employees are more likely to hold Legal degrees, and White students earn the majority (78) of the degrees.

Workforce Age

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Energy, Environment, & Natural Resources Law is from the 2 Digit Course Legal.

42.8

Average Age in 2017

± 0.966 Years

3.71%

1 Year Change

± 3.1%

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Legal. The most common ages of employees with this major are 44 and 35 years old, which represent 3.8% and 3.69% of the population, respectively.

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Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Energy, Environment, & Natural Resources Law are Masters Degree, Post-Masters Certificate, and Postbaccalaureate Certificate.

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Workforce Degrees

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Energy, Environment, & Natural Resources Law is from the 2 Digit Course Legal.

The most common degree types held by the working population in Legal are Bachelors Degree, Professional degree, and Masters Degree.

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Gender Imbalance for Common Institutions

Female (54.1%)

Most Common Gender with a Degree in this Field

This chart shows the granted degrees by gender at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Energy, Environment, & Natural Resources Law.

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Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

White
78 degrees awarded
Non-resident Alien
52 degrees awarded
Unknown
19 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Energy, Environment, & Natural Resources Law for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

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Race & Ethnicity by Gender

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Gender Combination

White Male
1 degrees awarded
Asian Female
0 degrees awarded
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders Male
0 degrees awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by gender for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in Energy, Environment, & Natural Resources Law. White Male students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and gender.

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Global Diversity

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Energy, Environment, & Natural Resources Law is from the 2 Digit Course Legal.

Most Common Countries of Origin

Mexico
1,354 degree recipients
China
589 degree recipients
Philippines
525 degree recipients

High Relative Number of Students

Jamaica
2.27 times more than expected
China
1.18 times more than expected
Philippines
0.95 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Jamaica that hold Legal degrees (2.27 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 Mexico (1,354 degree recipients).

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Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Energy, Environment, & Natural Resources Law field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Energy, Environment, & Natural Resources Law majors need many skills, but most especially Speaking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Energy, Environment, & Natural Resources Law majors need more than the average amount of Negotiation, Persuasion, and Speaking.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Energy, Environment, & Natural Resources Law majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Negotiation is very distinctive for majors, but the Speaking, Active Listening, and Reading Comprehension are the three most important skills for people in the field.