Law Schools In Minnesota

There are 65 accredited law schools in Minnesota for faculty who teach law classes to choose from. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the law academic community in Minnesota, and the future trends in law training at the following levels:

Law Certificate
Associates degree in Law
Bachelors degree in Law
Masters degree in Law
PhD degree in Law

Cities

Statistics

Professional Trends

Minnesota Vs. National Law Employment

Minnesota	32,390
National	2,096,250

Of all of the law professionals that work in the US, approximately 2% work in Minnesota state.

Employment Growth for Law professionals In Minnesota

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
32,860	33,370	31,270	32,570	32,390

Yellow: Actual Values

In Minnesota, law is a shrinking field. 470 less law professionals were working in Minnesota in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Minnesota, this field has shrunk by 1% in four years. This decline is slower than the change in the number of law professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of law professionals has grown by 3% from 2006 to 2010.

Law VS. All Professions salaries in Minnesota

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$53,716	$66,234	$67,876	$70,890	$63,226
$45,649	$48,094	$49,813	$50,330	$51,158

Light Blue: Law
Dark Yellow: All Professions

The salaries paid to law professionals are growing in Minnesota. In 2006 law professionals made a mean salary of $53,716 per year, and in 2010 they made $63,226 per year.

Salary percentiles for Law professionals in Minnesota

10th percentile	$39,803
25th percentile	$48,142
50th percentile	$60,319
75th percentile	$74,190
90th percentile	$88,061

Thus, law professionals' salaries grew by 15% in 4 years. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. There is a 83% pay differential between the highest paid law professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket. Thus, there is huge variation in pay, within the field of law in Minnesota.

Average Salaries for Law professionals and related professions in Minnesota

Court Reporter	$62,900
Criminal Justice	$44,673
Criminology	$65,330
Forensic Accounting	$62,070
Homeland Security	$43,723
Law	$63,226
Paralegal	$48,240
Public Administration	$81,275

In Minnesota, law professionals make, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.

Educational Trends

Law programs available for each degree type for all schools in Minnesota

associate	84
bachelor	51
master	10
doctor	5
Certificate	30
Total	180

The number of students graduating from the 65 accredited law schools in Minnesota is decreasing. In Minnesota, there were 3,909 graduates in 2006. And there were 2,911 graduates from law courses in 2010.

This represents a 26% decrease in the number of law degree or certificate school graduates in Minnesota state. 47% of these graduates received a associate's degree in law.

Law Faculty Salaries in Minnesota

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