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Legal Research at Nova Southeastern 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 Nova Southeastern University stacks up to those at other schools.

NUS Florida is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and has a total student population of 20,888. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 69 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 NUS Florida

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.

NUS Florida does offer online education options in legal research 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 legal research majors at Nova Southeastern University.

81% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 69 students who graduated with a master’s in legal research from NUS Florida in 2021, 19% were men and 81% were women.

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In the legal research master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 41% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 25
Hispanic or Latino 15
White 20
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

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 FL, the home state for Nova Southeastern University.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Lawyers 47,280 $128,920
Law Professors 650 $141,230

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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