by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Legal Research is a major offered under the legal professions program of study at Vermont Law School. 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at VLS was $1,345 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $40,350 | $40,350 |
| Fees | $1,090 | $1,090 |
legal research who receive their master’s degree from VLS make an average of $39,729 a year during the early days of their career. That is 42% lower than the national average of $68,119.
Online degrees for the VLS 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 VLS Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in legal research in 2019-2020, 71.4% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 57.8%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 35.7% of the legal research master’s degrees at VLS in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 17%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 8 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Legal Research students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence | 14 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to legal research.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Legal Professions (Other) | 84 |
*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.