by our College Data Analytics TeamLegal Research is a major offered under the legal professions program of study at Duke University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in legal research, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Duke was $3,360 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $57,900 | $57,900 |
| Fees | $1,240 | $1,240 |
Online degrees for the Duke legal research master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Duke Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in legal research in 2019-2020, 38.4% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 57.8%.
Around 6.3% of legal research master’s degree recipients at Duke in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 17%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 12 |
| International Students | 90 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Legal Research students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Advanced Legal Research/Studies | 20 |
| Other Legal Research & Advanced Professional Studies | 92 |
*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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