by our College Data Analytics TeamLegal Research is a major offered under the legal professions program of study at George Mason University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in legal research, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at GMU paid an average of $1,559 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $671 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $12,594 | $33,906 |
| Fees | $3,504 | $3,504 |
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the legal research master’s degree program at GMU. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the GMU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 48.5% of the legal research students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 57.8%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 36.4% of the legal research master’s degrees at GMU in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 17%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 6 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 10 |
| International Students | 10 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Legal Research students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Programs for Foreign Lawyers | 25 |
| Banking, Corporate, Finance, & Securities Law | 6 |
| Intellectual Property Law | 1 |
| Other Legal Research & Advanced Professional Studies | 1 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to legal research.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Legal Professions (Other) | 3 |
*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.