Legal Research at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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

U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and approximately 47,907 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.

U-M Legal Research Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Legal Research
• Doctorate Degree in Legal Research

U-M Legal Research Rankings

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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.

Legal Research Student Demographics at U-M

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal research majors at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor.

U-M Legal Research Master’s Program

Of the 17 students who earned a master's degree in Legal Research from U-M in 2020-2021, 65% were men and 35% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in legal research each year. U-M does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 23% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Law

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 MI, the home state for University of Michigan - Ann Arbor.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Dwight Burdette under License

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