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Legal Research at University of Illinois at Chicago

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Legal Research at University of Illinois at Chicago

If you plan to study legal research, take a look at what University of Illinois at Chicago has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 33,518.

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

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal research majors at University of Illinois at Chicago.

41% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 22 students who graduated with a master’s in legal research from UIC in 2021, 59% were men and 41% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in legal research each year. UIC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a legal research master's degree from UIC, 73% 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 University of Illinois at Chicago with a master's in legal research.

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

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 Illinois at Chicago.

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

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*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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