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Legal Research at George Washington University

Legal Research at George Washington University

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

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 27,017 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 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in legal research, making the school the #33 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 George Washington University.

54% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 46% of legal research master's degrees went to men and 54% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in legal research each year. GWU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 30
International Students 69
Other Races/Ethnicities 20

Legal Research majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from George Washington University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Legal Research & Advanced Professional Studies 28
General Advanced Legal Research/Studies 20
Banking, Corporate, Finance, & Securities Law 9
International Law & Legal Studies 9
Energy, Environment, & Natural Resources Law 8

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 DC, the home state for George Washington University.

Occupation Jobs in DC Average Salary in DC
Lawyers 31,680 $192,530
Law Professors 1,580 $125,900

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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