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Legal Research at The University of Alabama

Legal Research at The University of Alabama

Every legal research school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the legal research program at The University of Alabama stacks up to those at other schools.

UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and has a total student population of 37,840.

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 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal research, making the school the #15 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 The University of Alabama.

45% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 55% of legal research master's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in legal research each year. UA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a legal research master's degree from UA, 72% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 21
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

If you plan to be a legal research major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The University of Alabama. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Tax Law/Taxation 31
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence 3

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 AL, the home state for The University of Alabama.

Occupation Jobs in AL Average Salary in AL
Lawyers 5,540 $117,100
Law Professors 90 $152,430

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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