Legal Schools in Utah
Utah contains
fourteen
schools that offer legal programs.
University of Utah,
the highest-ranking legal school in UT, has a total student population of 29,284 and
is the
129th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 14 legal schools
in Utah,
only 5 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid,
ITT Technical Institute-Murray comes out as the most expensive ($22,568/yr),
with Davis Applied Technology College as the lowest recorded at only $5,880/yr.
Legal students from Utah schools who go on to become
legal professionals,
judges,
lawyers,
paralegals, etc.
have a good chance at finding employment.
For example, there are 999,020 people working as
legal employees alone in the US, and their average annual salary is
$95,820.
Also, Court reporters make on average $52,460 per year and there are about 18,780 of them employed in the US today.
In fact, in the Utah alone, there are
40 employed court reporters earning an average yearly salary of
$44,050. Legal employees in this state earn
$86,800/yr and there are 7,650 employed.
Also, within the legal schools
in Utah, the average student population is 3,744 and average student-to-faculty ratio is
17 to 1. Aside from legal,
there are 2052 total
degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 1,639 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around
$3,769, but can vary widely depending on the type
of school.
Legal Programs in Utah
University of Utah
Program ID: 191793
Legal professions and studies
Levels offered:
Certificate, Masters, PhD
Brigham Young University
Program ID: 25290
Legal professions and studies
Levels offered:
Masters, PhD
Utah State University
Program ID: 194123
Legal professions and studies
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Broadview University
Program ID: 193984
Legal professions and studies
Levels offered:
Associates, Bachelors
Program ID: 193985
Legal Assistant/Paralegal
Levels offered:
Associates, Bachelors
Southern Utah University
Program ID: 154651
Legal professions and studies
Levels offered:
Associates
Program ID: 154652
Legal Assistant/Paralegal
Levels offered:
Associates
Snow College
Program ID: 150999
Legal professions and studies
Levels offered:
Associates
ITT Technical Institute-Murray
Program ID: 82174
Legal professions and studies
Levels offered:
Associates
Program ID: 82175
Legal Assistant/Paralegal
Levels offered:
Associates
Davis Applied Technology College
Program ID: 50345
Legal professions and studies
Levels offered:
Certificate
Program ID: 50346
Legal Assistant/Paralegal
Levels offered:
Certificate
Salt Lake Community College
Program ID: 144637
Legal professions and studies
Levels offered:
Associates
Program ID: 144638
Legal Assistant/Paralegal
Levels offered:
Associates
Latter-day Saints Business College
Program ID: 91903
Legal professions and studies
Levels offered:
Associates
Program ID: 91904
Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary
Levels offered:
Associates
Utah Valley University
Program ID: 194251
Legal professions and studies
Levels offered:
Associates, Bachelors
Program ID: 194252
Legal Assistant/Paralegal
Levels offered:
Associates, Bachelors
Eagle Gate College
Program ID: 54774
Legal professions and studies
Levels offered:
Associates
Program ID: 54775
Legal Assistant/Paralegal
Levels offered:
Associates
Utah Career College-Layton
Program ID: 194001
Legal professions and studies
Levels offered:
Associates, Bachelors
Program ID: 194002
Legal Assistant/Paralegal
Levels offered:
Associates, Bachelors
Eagle Gate College
Program ID: 54762
Legal professions and studies
Levels offered:
Associates
Program ID: 54763
Legal Assistant/Paralegal
Levels offered:
Associates
Utah Interesting Facts
- Completion of the world's first transcontinental railroad was celebrated at Promontory where the Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads met on May 10, 1869. It is now known as Golden Spike National Historic Site
- Levan, is "navel" spelled backwards. It is so named because it is in the middle of Utah.
- Utah is the site of the nations first department store. Zions Co-operative Mercantile Institution was established in the late 1800's. It is still in operation today as ZCMI.
- The Mormon Temple in Salt Lake City took 40 years to complete. The Mormon temples in St. George, Manti and Logan Utah were completed before the Salt Lake Temple.
- Interstate 70 enters the eastern edge of the state, from Grand Junction Colorado, and ends where it intersects Interstate 15, near Cove Fort. This section of Interstate 70 is one of the most deserted stretches of Interstate in the United States.
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