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General Advanced Legal Research/Studies at American University

General Advanced Legal Research/Studies at American University

Every general advanced legal research/studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the advanced legal research/studies program at American University stacks up to those at other schools.

The American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 14,001 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Advanced Legal Research/Studies section at the bottom of this page.

  • Master’s Degree in Advanced Legal Research/Studies

Online Classes Are Available at The American University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

The American University does offer online education options in advanced legal research/studies for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Master’s Degree

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the advanced legal research/studies majors at American University.

76% Women
65% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 24% of advanced legal research/studies master's degrees went to men and 76% went to women.

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In the advanced legal research/studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 65% of degree recipients. That is 44% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American University with a master's in advanced legal research/studies.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 16
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

A degree in advanced legal research/studies can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for DC, the home state for American University.

Occupation Jobs in DC Average Salary in DC
Lawyers 31,680 $192,530

References

*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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