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Legal Research at Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School

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Legal Research at Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School

If you plan to study legal research, take a look at what Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WMU-Cooley Law School is located in Lansing, Michigan and approximately 972 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

Online Classes Are Available at WMU-Cooley Law School

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, WMU-Cooley Law School does offer online courses in legal research for the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

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.

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal research majors at Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School.

62% Women
46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 legal research majors earned their master's degree from WMU-Cooley Law School. Of these graduates, 38% were men and 62% were women.

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In the legal research master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School with a master's in legal research.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

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 MI, the home state for Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Lawyers 14,550 $110,180
Law Professors 360 $110,040

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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