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Legal Research at University of Southern California

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Legal Research at University of Southern California

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

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 46,287.

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

Online Classes Are Available at USC

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? USC offers distance education options for legal research at the following degree levels:

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

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

56% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 215 legal research majors earned their master's degree from USC. Of these graduates, 44% were men and 56% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in legal research each year. USC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% 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 Southern California with a master's in legal research.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 11
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 12
International Students 62
Other Races/Ethnicities 116

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 Southern California.

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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