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Legal Research at DePaul University

Legal Research at DePaul University

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

DePaul is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 21,922.

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

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

40% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 60% of legal research master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in legal research each year. DePaul does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than average.

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In the legal research master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 25% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 17
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

The following legal research concentations are available at DePaul University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from DePaul 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 33
Health Law 2
Tax Law/Taxation 2
International Law & Legal Studies 1
Other Legal Research & Advanced Professional Studies 1

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 IL, the home state for DePaul University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Lawyers 31,260 $152,980
Law Professors 950 $152,110

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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