Law Schools In Utah
There are 27 accredited law schools in Utah for faculty who teach law classes to choose from. The trends in Utah's law academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in law includes law training at the following levels:
- Law Certificate
- Associates degree in Law
- Bachelors degree in Law
- Masters degree in Law
- PhD degree in Law
Schools
Cities
Statistics
Professional Trends
Utah Vs. National Law Employment
| Utah | 14,760 |
| National | 2,096,250 |
Approximately 1% of the country's law professionals work in Utah state.
Employment Growth for Law professionals In Utah
| 14,110 | 13,470 | 13,400 | 14,570 | 14,760 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Utah, the field of law is growing. In Utah, 650 more law professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. This represents a 5% growth in the field. This growth is faster than the national trend for law professionals which shows a 3% increase in the number of law professionals working around the nation.
Law VS. All Professions salaries in Utah
| $49,717 | $54,141 | $55,493 | $58,498 | $56,066 |
| $40,990 | $43,308 | $44,832 | $45,796 | $46,619 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Light Blue: Law
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The amount earned by law professionals is increasing in Utah. The mean salary for law professionals in 2006 was $49,717 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $56,066 per year.
Salary percentiles for Law professionals in Utah
10th percentile |
$30,743 |
25th percentile |
$38,457 |
50th percentile |
$51,050 |
75th percentile |
$67,553 |
90th percentile |
$84,056 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 11%. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. In Utah state, within the field of law, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid law professionals earn 118% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.
Average Salaries for Law professionals and related professions in Utah
Court Reporter |
$32,450 |
Criminal Justice |
$40,189 |
Criminology |
$70,140 |
Forensic Accounting |
$55,637 |
Forensic Science |
$42,920 |
Homeland Security |
$41,460 |
Law |
$56,066 |
Paralegal |
$39,490 |
Public Administration |
$72,115 |
Law professionals in Utah earn, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Law programs available for each degree type for all schools in Utah
associate |
27 |
bachelor |
20 |
master |
3 |
doctor |
2 |
Certificate |
3 |
| Total | 55 |
As the number of law professionals is increasing in Utah state, the number of students graduating from the 27 accredited law schools in Utah state is decreasing. In 2006 there were 1,481 law graduates from law courses in Utah and in 2010 there were 840 graduates.
This represents a 43% decrease in the number of law degree or certificate school graduates in Utah state. A majority of these graduates, or 49%, graduated with a associate's degree in law.