by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Programs for Foreign Lawyers. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Legal Research is a major offered under the legal professions program of study at Brigham Young University - Provo. 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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Part-time graduates at BYU paid an average of $443 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,510 | $7,510 |
Online degrees for the BYU 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 BYU Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in legal research in 2019-2020, 33.3% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 57.8%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in legal research at BYU in 2019-2020, 11.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 17%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 0 |
| International Students | 8 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Legal Research students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Programs for Foreign Lawyers | 9 |
*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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