Legal Research at Harvard University

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

Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 30,391.

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.

Harvard Legal Research Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Legal Research

Harvard Legal Research Rankings

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal research, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Legal Research Student Demographics at Harvard

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal research majors at Harvard University.

Harvard Legal Research Master’s Program

55% Women

1% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of legal research master's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in legal research each year. Harvard does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	173
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Legal Research

The following legal research concentations are available at Harvard University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Harvard University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Advanced Legal Research/Studies	67

Careers That Legal Research Grads May Go Into

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 MA, the home state for Harvard University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Lawyers	18,420	$165,610
Law Professors	610	$137,150

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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