by our College Data Analytics TeamLegal Research is a major offered under the legal professions program of study at Widener University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in legal research, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Widener paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $24,500 | $24,500 |
| Fees | $310 | $310 |
The median early career salary of legal research students who receive their master’s degree from Widener is $81,997 per year. That is 20% higher 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 Widener. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Widener Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in legal research in 2019-2020, 68.8% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 57.8%.
Around 37.5% of legal research master’s degree recipients at Widener in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 17%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 0 |
| International Students | 4 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
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 | 3 |
| Banking, Corporate, Finance, & Securities Law | 6 |
| Health Law | 7 |
*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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