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Legal Research at Emory University

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

Emory is located in Atlanta, Georgia and approximately 13,997 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
  • Doctorate Degree in Legal Research

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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 Emory University.

61% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The legal research program at Emory awarded 70 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 39% of these degrees went to men with the other 61% going to women.

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In the legal research master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 22
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 12
International Students 28
Other Races/Ethnicities 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 GA, the home state for Emory University.

Occupation Jobs in GA Average Salary in GA
Lawyers 20,080 $128,930
Law Professors 100 $172,320

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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.

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