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Legal Research at George Mason University

Legal Research at George Mason University

52 Master's Degrees
If you are interested in studying legal research, you may want to check out the program at George Mason University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and has a total student population of 38,541.

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 George Mason University.

50% Women
75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of legal research master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in legal research each year. GMU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

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In the legal research master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 55% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 George Mason University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Programs for Foreign Lawyers 41
Banking, Corporate, Finance, & Securities Law 7
Intellectual Property Law 2
Other Legal Research & Advanced Professional Studies 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 VA, the home state for George Mason University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Lawyers 15,890 $139,180

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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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