by our College Data Analytics TeamLegal Research is a major offered under the legal professions program of study at University of Washington - Seattle Campus. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in legal research, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at UW Seattle was $1,389 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $775 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $16,278 | $29,178 |
| Fees | $1,116 | $1,116 |
The median early career salary of legal research students who receive their master’s degree from UW Seattle is $72,985 per year. That is 7% higher than the national average of $68,119.
UW Seattle 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 UW Seattle Online Learning page.
About 62.1% of the students who received their Master’s in legal research in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 57.8%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in legal research at UW Seattle in 2019-2020, 28.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 17%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 13 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 24 |
| International Students | 40 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 7 |
Legal Research students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
*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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