Legal Research at University of Pennsylvania

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

UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 26,552.

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.

UPenn Legal Research Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Legal Research

UPenn Legal Research Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in legal research, making the school the #33 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Legal Research Student Demographics at UPenn

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

UPenn Legal Research Master’s Program

51% Women

2% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 49% of legal research master's degrees went to men and 51% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in legal research each year. UPenn does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	93
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Concentrations Within Legal Research

Legal Research majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Pennsylvania. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Programs for Foreign Lawyers	42

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 PA, the home state for University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Lawyers	24,980	$138,610
Law Professors	630	$97,810

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
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