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Legal Research at American University

Legal Research at American University

If you are interested in studying legal research, you may want to check out the program at American University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

The American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 14,001 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Legal Research section at the bottom of this page.

  • Master’s Degree in Legal Research

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in legal research, making the school the #25 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal research majors at American University.

60% Women
34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 40% of legal research master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

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In the legal research master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 34% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American University with a master's in legal research.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 24
Hispanic or Latino 15
White 14
International Students 57
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

The following legal research concentations are available at American University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at American University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
International Law & Legal Studies 40
General Advanced Legal Research/Studies 31
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence 12
International Business, Trade, & Tax Law 3
Intellectual Property Law 2

A degree in legal research can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for DC, the home state for American University.

Occupation Jobs in DC Average Salary in DC
Lawyers 31,680 $192,530
Law Professors 1,580 $125,900

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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