Legal Research at The University of Texas at Austin

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

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and has a total student population of 50,476.

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.

UT Austin Legal Research Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Legal Research

UT Austin Legal Research Rankings

Legal Research Student Demographics at UT Austin

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

UT Austin Legal Research Master’s Program

55% Women

10% 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. UT Austin 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 The University of Texas at Austin with a master's in legal research.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	1
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Legal Research

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 Texas at Austin. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Advanced Legal Research/Studies	8

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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at Austin.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Lawyers	42,590	$150,250
Law Professors	1,270	$110,360

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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