Find Grad Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Legal Research at Boston University

Find Schools Near

Legal Research at Boston University

If you are interested in studying legal research, you may want to check out the program at Boston University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 32,718 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 118 students received their master's degree in legal research.

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

  • Master’s Degree in Legal Research

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal research majors at Boston University.

50% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 118 students who graduated with a master’s in legal research from Boston U in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in legal research each year. Boston U does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

undefined

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

undefined
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 25
International Students 58
Other Races/Ethnicities 18

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

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Lawyers 18,420 $165,610
Law Professors 610 $137,150

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.

Featured Schools

Find Graduate Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited graduate schools across the U.S.