by our College Data Analytics TeamLegal Research is a major offered under the legal professions program of study at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. 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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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at University of Oklahoma paid an average of $900 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $289 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,943 | $21,602 |
| Fees | $1,634 | $1,634 |
legal research who receive their master’s degree from University of Oklahoma make an average of $34,704 a year during the early days of their career. That is 49% lower than the national average of $68,119.
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the legal research master’s degree program at University of Oklahoma. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the University of Oklahoma Online Learning page.
Women made up around 67.3% of the legal research students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 57.8%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 45.2% of the legal research master’s degrees at University of Oklahoma in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 17%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 6 |
| Black or African American | 13 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 56 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 98 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 31 |
Legal Research students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Advanced Legal Research/Studies | 10 |
| Energy, Environment, & Natural Resources Law | 76 |
| Health Law | 64 |
| Other Legal Research & Advanced Professional Studies | 67 |
*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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