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Legal Research at Northeastern University

Legal Research at Northeastern University

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

Northeastern is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 22,905 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

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

70% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 30% of legal research master's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northeastern 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 1
White 2
International Students 20
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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 Northeastern University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Advanced Legal Research/Studies 32

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 Northeastern 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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