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 Kansas. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in legal research, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at KU was $998 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $416 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,989 | $23,951 |
| Fees | $1,056 | $1,056 |
KU does not offer an online option for its legal research doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the KU Online Learning page.
About 25.0% of the students who received their Doctorate in legal research in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 41.9%.
Around 25.0% of legal research doctor’s degree recipients at KU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 11%.
| 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 | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Non-Professional General Legal Studies | 2 |
| Law | 103 |
*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.