by our College Data Analytics TeamLegal Research is a major offered under the legal professions program of study at University of Miami. 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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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at U Miami was $2,170 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 | $39,060 | $39,060 |
| Fees | $1,160 | $1,160 |
The median early career salary of legal research students who receive their master’s degree from U Miami is $59,169 per year. That is 13% lower than the national average of $68,119.
Online degrees for the U Miami 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 U Miami Online Learning page.
Women made up around 51.1% 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%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in legal research at U Miami in 2019-2020, 34.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 17%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 7 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 39 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 34 |
| International Students | 48 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 13 |
Legal Research students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Energy, Environment, & Natural Resources Law | 3 |
| International Law & Legal Studies | 72 |
| Tax Law/Taxation | 12 |
| Other Legal Research & Advanced Professional Studies | 54 |
*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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