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 Drexel 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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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Drexel 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 | $36,234 | $36,234 |
| Fees | $840 | $840 |
legal research who receive their master’s degree from Drexel make an average of $46,673 a year during the early days of their career. That is 31% 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 Drexel. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Drexel Online Learning page.
Women made up around 71.4% 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 39.3% of the legal research master’s degrees at Drexel in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 17%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 11 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 26 |
| International Students | 6 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
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 | 56 |
*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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