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Legal Research at Southern Methodist University

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

SMU is located in Dallas, Texas and approximately 12,373 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 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
  • Doctorate Degree in Legal Research

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in legal research, making the school the #25 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

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

51% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 students earned a master's degree in legal research from SMU. About 51% of these graduates were women and the other 49% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in legal research each year. SMU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 7
International Students 27
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 TX, the home state for Southern Methodist University.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Lawyers 42,590 $150,250
Law Professors 1,270 $110,360

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*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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