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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.

  • Master’s Degree in Legal Research

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.

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

51% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 35 students graduated with a master's degree in legal research from Cornell. About 49% were men and 51% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in legal research each year. Cornell does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 0
International Students 22
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

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

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*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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