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Legal Research at George Mason University

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

GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and has a total student population of 38,541. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 52 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

Online Classes Are Available at GMU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? GMU offers distance education options for legal research at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

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

58% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 42% of legal research master's degrees went to men and 58% went to women.

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In the legal research master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 18% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 11
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 13
International Students 16
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 VA, the home state for George Mason University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Lawyers 15,890 $139,180

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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