Legal Research at Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus

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

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.

Penn State University Park Legal Research Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Legal Research

Penn State University Park Legal Research Rankings

Legal Research Student Demographics at Penn State University Park

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal research majors at Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus.

Penn State University Park Legal Research Master’s Program

54% Women

1% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of legal research master's degrees went to men and 54% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in legal research each year. Penn State University Park does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	134
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Legal Research

Legal Research majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

Careers That Legal Research Grads May Go Into

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 PA, the home state for Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Lawyers	24,980	$138,610
Law Professors	630	$97,810

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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