Legal Research at Cornell University

If you plan to study legal research, take a look at what Cornell University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and approximately 23,620 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.

Cornell Legal Research Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Legal Research

Cornell Legal Research Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in legal research, making the school the #33 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Legal Research Student Demographics at Cornell

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

Cornell Legal Research Master’s Program

53% Women

7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of legal research master's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in legal research each year. Cornell does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	15
International Students	143
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

Concentrations Within Legal Research

If you plan to be a legal research major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Cornell University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence	35

Careers That Legal Research Grads May Go Into

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 Cornell University.

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
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