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Legal Studies at Harvard University

Here, you'll find out more about the major, including such details as the number of graduates, what degree levels are offered, ethnicity of students, and more. We've also included details on how Harvard ranks compared to other colleges offering a major in legal studies.

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Legal Studies Degrees Available at Harvard

• Master’s Degree in Legal Studies

Harvard Legal Studies Rankings

The bachelor's program at Harvard was ranked #9 on College Factual's Best Schools for legal studies list.

Popularity of Legal Studies at Harvard

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in legal studies from Harvard. This makes it the #17 most popular school for legal studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

Harvard Legal Studies Students

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal studies majors at Harvard University.

Harvard Legal Studies Master’s Program

The legal studies program at Harvard awarded 5 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 40% of these degrees went to men with the other 60% going to women.

The majority of master's degree recipients in this major at Harvard are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 100% of students fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Harvard University with a master's in legal studies.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	0

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Elisa.rolle under License

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