by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is International Law & Legal Studies. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Legal Research is a major offered under the legal professions program of study at Willamette University. 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 Willamette was $1,871 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $44,900 | $44,900 |
| Fees | $390 | $390 |
Online degrees for the Willamette 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 Willamette Online Learning page.
About 75.0% of the students who received their Master’s in legal research in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 57.8%.
Around 25.0% of legal research master’s degree recipients at Willamette in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 17%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| International Law & Legal Studies | 4 |
*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.