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Legal Research at University of Missouri - Kansas City

Legal Research at University of Missouri - Kansas City

If you are interested in studying legal research, you may want to check out the program at University of Missouri - Kansas City. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UMKC is located in Kansas City, Missouri and has a total student population of 16,147.

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 Missouri - Kansas City.

38% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 63% of legal research master's degrees went to men and 38% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in legal research each year. UMKC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 22% more men than average.

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In the legal research master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 1
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

The following legal research concentations are available at University of Missouri - Kansas City. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Missouri - Kansas City. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Advanced Legal Research/Studies 15
Tax Law/Taxation 8

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 MO, the home state for University of Missouri - Kansas City.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
Lawyers 10,340 $113,780
Law Professors 90 $128,180

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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