by our College Data Analytics TeamLegal Research is a major offered under the legal professions program of study at American University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in legal research, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at The American University was $1,906 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $34,533 | $34,533 |
| Fees | $991 | $991 |
legal research who receive their master’s degree from The American University make an average of $57,995 a year during the early days of their career. That is 15% lower than the national average of $68,119.
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the legal research master’s degree program at The American University. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the The American University Online Learning page.
Women made up around 68.1% of the legal research students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 57.8%.
Around 25.0% of legal research master’s degree recipients at The American University in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 17%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 11 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 6 |
| International Students | 40 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 9 |
Legal Research students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Advanced Legal Research/Studies | 12 |
| American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence | 6 |
| International Law & Legal Studies | 51 |
| Intellectual Property Law | 3 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to legal research.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Legal Professions (Other) | 2 |
*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.
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