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Legal Professions at Southern Methodist University

We've pulled together some essential information you should know about the program, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more. In addition, we cover how SMU ranks in comparison to other schools with legal professions programs.

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Legal Professions Degrees Available at SMU

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

SMU Legal Professions Rankings

The bachelor's program at SMU was ranked #44 on College Factual's Best Schools for legal professions list.

Popularity of Legal Professions at SMU

In 2021, 39 students received their master’s degree in legal professions from SMU. This makes it the #52 most popular school for legal professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

Legal Professions Student Diversity at SMU

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

SMU Legal Professions Master’s Program

The legal professions program at SMU awarded 39 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 49% of these degrees went to men with the other 51% going to women.

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

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
Non-Resident Aliens	27
Other Races	1

Legal Professions Majors

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	221
Legal Research	40

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Jeffrey Beall under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.