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Legal Research at University of Florida

Legal Research at University of Florida

Every legal research school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the legal research program at University of Florida stacks up to those at other schools.

UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and has a total student population of 53,372.

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

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal research, making the school the #12 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 University of Florida.

33% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 67% of legal research master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in legal research each year. UF does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 27% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a legal research master's degree from UF, 56% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the legal research master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 30% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 18
White 48
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Legal Research majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Florida. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Tax Law/Taxation 79
International Business, Trade, & Tax Law 8
Comparative Law 5

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 FL, the home state for University of Florida.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Lawyers 47,280 $128,920
Law Professors 650 $141,230

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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