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Legal Research at Santa Clara University

Legal Research at Santa Clara University

What traits are you looking for in a legal research school? To help you decide if Santa Clara University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's legal research program.

SCU is located in Santa Clara, California and has a total student population of 8,616.

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

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

43% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 57% of legal research master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in legal research each year. SCU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Santa Clara 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 1
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

The following legal research concentations are available at Santa Clara University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Santa Clara University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Advanced Legal Research/Studies 8
Programs for Foreign Lawyers 5
Other Legal Research & Advanced Professional Studies 4

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 CA, the home state for Santa Clara University.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Lawyers 82,180 $171,550
Law Professors 1,770 $136,920

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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