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Legal Research at University of San Diego

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Legal Research at University of San Diego

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

USD is located in San Diego, California and approximately 8,861 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.

  • Master’s Degree in Legal Research

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

47% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 38 students who earned a master's degree in Legal Research from USD in 2020-2021, 53% were men and 47% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in legal research each year. USD does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

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In the legal research master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 39% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 11
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

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 CA, the home state for University of San Diego.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Lawyers 82,180 $171,550
Law Professors 1,770 $136,920

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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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