by our College Data Analytics TeamLegal Research is a major offered under the legal professions program of study at University of Florida. 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 UF was $1,139 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $449 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,770 | $27,335 |
| Fees | $1,967 | $2,795 |
The median early career salary of legal research students who receive their master’s degree from UF is $97,737 per year. That is 43% higher than the national average of $68,119.
UF does not offer an online option for its legal research master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UF Online Learning page.
Women made up around 43.0% 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%.
Around 35.5% of legal research master’s degree recipients at UF in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 17%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 14 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 21 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 46 |
| International Students | 18 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
Legal Research students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Comparative Law | 11 |
| International Business, Trade, & Tax Law | 13 |
| Tax Law/Taxation | 83 |
*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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