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Legal Research at Samford University

If you plan to study legal research, take a look at what Samford University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Samford is located in Birmingham, Alabama and has a total student population of 5,729. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 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 Samford

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Samford does offer online courses in legal research for 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 Samford University.

38% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 24 students who graduated with a master’s in legal research from Samford in 2021, 63% were men and 38% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in legal research each year. Samford does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 20% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a legal research master's degree from Samford, 58% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Samford 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 0
White 14
International Students 5
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 AL, the home state for Samford University.

Occupation Jobs in AL Average Salary in AL
Lawyers 5,540 $117,100
Law Professors 90 $152,430

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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