by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Legal Professions Major in Pennsylvania” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 2,013 people earned their degree in legal professions (other), making the major the 200th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, legal professions (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $51,368 and had an average of $27,963 in loans still to pay off.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 112 legal professions (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,575 and $27,932 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 53 legal professions (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,136 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Legal Professions Major in Pennsylvania” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in legal professions (other). That schools that top this list have a program in legal professions (other) in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Legal Professions Major in Pennsylvania” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Legal Professions Major in Pennsylvania”.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Legal Professions Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, California University of Pennsylvania landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in California, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 39 masters’s other legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Full California University of Pennsylvania Legal Professions (Other) Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Legal Professions Major in Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s other legal professions degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Legal Professions (Other) Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drexel University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Legal Professions Major in Pennsylvania. Drexel is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s other legal professions degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Legal Professions (Other) at Drexel University
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