by our College Data Analytics TeamLegal Research is a major offered under the legal professions program of study at Arizona State University - Tempe. 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, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at ASU - Tempe was $1,308 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $837 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,720 | $26,160 |
| Fees | $888 | $888 |
legal research who receive their master’s degree from ASU - Tempe 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.
ASU - Tempe does not offer an online option for its legal research master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the ASU - Tempe Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in legal research in 2019-2020, 53.0% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 57.8%.
Around 33.3% of legal research master’s degree recipients at ASU - Tempe 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 | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 37 |
| International Students | 4 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
Legal Research students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Advanced Legal Research/Studies | 65 |
| Other Legal Research & Advanced Professional Studies | 1 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to legal research.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Non-Professional General Legal Studies | 7 |
| Legal Professions (Other) | 49 |
*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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