The locations with the highest concentration of Law degree recipients are New York, NY, Washington, DC, and Los Angeles, CA. The locations with a relatively high number of Law degree recipients are Vineyards, FL, South Royalton, VT, and Grundy, VA. The most common degree awarded to students studying Law is a professional doctorate.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Law and the types of students that study this field. Georgetown University awards the most degrees in Law in the US, but San Joaquin College of Law and Atlanta's John Marshall Law School have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Law.
Tuition costs for Law majors are, on average, $9,510 for in-state public colleges, and $47,985 for out of state private colleges.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Law programs are Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above institutions (116 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above (21,021 completions).
Out of all institutions that offer Law programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, San Joaquin College of Law has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Law, with 100%.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Legal majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Legal majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Law is from the 2 Digit Course Legal.
91,313
2020 Workforce
± 7,417
1.78%
1 Year Growth
± 11.3%
The number of Legal graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 1.78%, from 89,718 in 2019 to 91,313 in 2020.
The largest single share of Legal graduates go on to work as Paralegals & legal assistants (16%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Legal by share of the total number of graduates.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Legal majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Legal 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 Legal in the United States.
The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Legal is 42.1.
The most common degree type these workers hold is a Professional Doctorate. Female employees are more likely to hold Legal degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Legal (21,329 students).
The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Law is from the 2 Digit Course Legal.
42.1
Average Age in 2020
± 0.979 Years
0.229%
1 Year Change
± 3.3%
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Legal. The most common ages of employees with this major are 33 and 48 years old, which represent 3.51% and 3.36% of the population, respectively.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Law for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.
This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Professional Doctorate recipients in Law. White Male students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.
The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Law is from the 2 Digit Course Legal.
Most Common Countries of Origin
Mexico
839 degree recipients
Philippines
698 degree recipients
China
622 degree recipients
High Relative Number of Students
Bosnia and Herzegovina
4.52 times more than expected
Ukraine
3.77 times more than expected
France
3.71 times more than expected
There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Bosnia and Herzegovina that hold Legal degrees (4.52 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 (839 degree recipients).
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Law field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Law majors need many skills, but most especially Active Listening. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Law majors need more than the average amount of Negotiation, Active Listening, and Critical Thinking.
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 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 Active Listening, Critical Thinking, and Speaking are the three most important skills for people in the field.