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Legal Research at Columbia University in the City of New York

Legal Research at Columbia University in the City of New York

What traits are you looking for in a legal research school? To help you decide if Columbia University in the City of New York is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's legal research program.

Columbia is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 30,135.

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 Columbia University in the City of New York.

57% Women
1% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 43% of legal research master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in legal research each year. Columbia does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 1
International Students 311
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

Legal Research majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Columbia University in the City of New York. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Advanced Legal Research/Studies 95
International Law & Legal Studies 8
International Business, Trade, & Tax 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 NY, the home state for Columbia University in the City of New York.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Lawyers 76,840 $167,110
Law Professors 3,440 $137,990

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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