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
• Doctorate Degree in Legal Research

Online Classes Are Available at Harvard

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Harvard does offer online education options in legal research for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Harvard Legal Research Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 59 legal research majors earned their master's degree from Harvard. Of these graduates, 47% were men and 53% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in legal research each year. Harvard does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% 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	3
International Students	53
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Non-Professional General Legal Studies
• Law

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
• Image Credit: By Elisa.rolle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.