Legal Research at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Every legal research school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the legal research program at University of Nevada - Las Vegas stacks up to those at other schools.

UNLV is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and approximately 31,142 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.

UNLV Legal Research Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Legal Research

UNLV Legal Research Rankings

Legal Research Student Demographics at UNLV

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal research majors at University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

UNLV Legal Research Master’s Program

46% Women

46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of legal research master's degrees went to men and 46% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in legal research each year. UNLV does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

In the legal research master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% of degree recipients. That is 26% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	4
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Legal Research

The following legal research concentations are available at University of Nevada - Las Vegas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Nevada - Las Vegas. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Banking, Corporate, Finance, & Securities Law	8

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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Lawyers	4,830	$138,920

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
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