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Legal Research at Duke University

Legal Research at Duke University

Every legal research school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the legal research program at Duke University stacks up to those at other schools.

Duke is located in Durham, North Carolina and approximately 16,172 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 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal research, making the school the #15 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 Duke University.

48% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 52% of legal research master's degrees went to men and 48% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in legal research each year. Duke does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 9
International Students 83
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Legal Research majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Duke University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Legal Research & Advanced Professional Studies 25
General Advanced Legal Research/Studies 23

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 NC, the home state for Duke University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Lawyers 12,560 $129,990
Law Professors 390 $149,470

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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