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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. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 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 SCU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

SCU 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 Santa Clara University.

94% Women
53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 legal research majors earned their master's degree from SCU. Of these graduates, 6% were men and 94% were women.

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In the legal research master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 53% of degree recipients. That is 27% better than the national average.*

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 5
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 5
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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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