by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Banking, Corporate, Finance, & Securities Law. 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 Nevada - Las Vegas. 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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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UNLV paid an average of $624 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $297 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 | $5,675 | $21,328 |
| Fees | $634 | $634 |
UNLV 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 UNLV Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in legal research in 2019-2020, 55.6% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 57.8%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in legal research at UNLV in 2019-2020, 44.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 17%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 3 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Legal Research students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Banking, Corporate, Finance, & Securities Law | 9 |
*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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