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Legal Research at Harvard University

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

Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and approximately 30,391 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 59 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
  • Doctorate Degree in Legal Research

Online Classes Are Available at Harvard

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.

Harvard does offer online education options in legal research for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal research, making the school the #6 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 Harvard University.

53% Women
2% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 47% of legal research master's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in legal research each year. Harvard does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 3
International Students 53
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 Harvard 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.

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