Legal Research at University of California - Irvine

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

UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and approximately 36,303 students attend the school each year.

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.

UC Irvine Legal Research Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Legal Research

UC Irvine Legal Research Rankings

Legal Research Student Demographics at UC Irvine

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

UC Irvine Legal Research Master’s Program

34% Women

46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 66% of legal research master's degrees went to men and 34% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in legal research each year. UC Irvine does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 25% more men than average.

In the legal research master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% of degree recipients. That is 26% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	4
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Legal Research

If you plan to be a legal research major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of California - Irvine. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence	22

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 CA, the home state for University of California - Irvine.

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
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