by our College Data Analytics TeamLegal Research is a major offered under the legal professions program of study at University of Denver. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in legal research, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at DU paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $52,596 | $52,596 |
| Fees | $303 | $303 |
legal research who receive their master’s degree from DU make an average of $61,064 a year during the early days of their career. That is 10% lower than the national average of $68,119.
If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that DU offers online option in its legal research master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the DU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 46.3% of the legal research students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 57.8%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in legal research at DU in 2019-2020, 22.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 17%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 17 |
| International Students | 12 |
| 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 | 8 |
| Energy, Environment, & Natural Resources Law | 7 |
| International Business, Trade, & Tax Law | 10 |
| Tax Law/Taxation | 16 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to legal research.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Legal Professions (Other) | 20 |
*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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