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Legal Research at Northwestern University

Legal Research at Northwestern University

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

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and has a total student population of 22,603.

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 Northwestern University.

57% Women
6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 43% of legal research master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in legal research each year. Northwestern does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 21
International Students 195
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 Northwestern University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Tax Law/Taxation 55
Programs for Foreign Lawyers 50
Other Legal Research & Advanced Professional Studies 1

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 IL, the home state for Northwestern University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Lawyers 31,260 $152,980
Law Professors 950 $152,110

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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