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Legal Research at University of Chicago

Legal Research at University of Chicago

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

UChicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 17,834.

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 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in legal research, making the school the #25 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 University of Chicago.

40% Women
4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 60% of legal research master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in legal research each year. UChicago does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 2
International Students 72
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 University of Chicago. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Legal Research & Advanced Professional Studies 28
General Advanced Legal Research/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 University of Chicago.

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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