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Legal Research at Florida International University

Legal Research at Florida International University

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

FIU is located in Miami, Florida and has a total student population of 58,836.

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 Florida International University.

69% Women
59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 31% of legal research master's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

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In the legal research master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 59% of degree recipients. That is 39% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 22
White 3
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

If you plan to be a legal research major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Florida International University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Programs for Foreign Lawyers 17
General Advanced Legal Research/Studies 15

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 FL, the home state for Florida International University.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Lawyers 47,280 $128,920
Law Professors 650 $141,230

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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