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Legal Research at George Washington 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 Washington University stacks up to those at other schools.

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 27,017. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 74 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

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in legal research, making the school the #33 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

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

49% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 74 students earned a master's degree in legal research from GWU. About 49% of these graduates were women and the other 51% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in legal research each year. GWU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 22
International Students 22
Other Races/Ethnicities 21

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 DC, the home state for George Washington University.

Occupation Jobs in DC Average Salary in DC
Lawyers 31,680 $192,530
Law Professors 1,580 $125,900

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*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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