Legal Research at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

What traits are you looking for in a legal research school? To help you decide if University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's legal research program.

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and approximately 52,679 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.

UIUC Legal Research Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Legal Research

UIUC Legal Research Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in legal research, making the school the #33 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Legal Research Student Demographics at UIUC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal research majors at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

UIUC Legal Research Master’s Program

43% Women

3% 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. UIUC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	111
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 Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Advanced Legal Research/Studies	46

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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Lawyers	31,260	$152,980
Law Professors	950	$152,110

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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