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Legal Research at University of San Francisco

Legal Research at University of San Francisco

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

USFCA is located in San Francisco, California and approximately 10,068 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

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

41% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 59% of legal research master's degrees went to men and 41% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in legal research each year. USFCA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of San Francisco 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 5
White 18
International Students 27
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

If you plan to be a legal research major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of San Francisco. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Tax Law/Taxation 28
General Advanced Legal Research/Studies 3
Programs for Foreign Lawyers 1

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 Francisco.

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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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