by our College Data Analytics TeamLegal Research is a major offered under the legal professions program of study at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’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 UMN Twin Cities was $2,267 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $1,465 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 | $17,580 | $27,204 |
| Fees | $1,641 | $1,641 |
UMN Twin Cities 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 UMN Twin Cities Online Learning page.
About 53.8% of the students who received their Master’s in legal research in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 57.8%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 3.8% of the legal research master’s degrees at UMN Twin Cities in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 17%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 6 |
| International Students | 41 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Legal Research students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Programs for Foreign Lawyers | 4 |
| Intellectual Property Law | 10 |
| Other Legal Research & Advanced Professional Studies | 38 |
*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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