by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Advanced Legal Research/Studies. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Legal Research is a major offered under the legal professions program of study at University of Chicago. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in legal research, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at UChicago was $2,010 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 | $60,300 | $60,300 |
| Fees | $1,248 | $1,248 |
Online degrees for the UChicago legal research doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UChicago Online Learning page.
Women made up around 25.0% of the legal research students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 41.9%.
None of the legal research doctor’s degree recipients at UChicago in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 0 |
| International Students | 4 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Legal Research students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Advanced Legal Research/Studies | 4 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to legal research.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Law | 204 |
*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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