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Legal Research at University of Southern California

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Legal Research at University of Southern California

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 Southern California stacks up to those at other schools.

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 46,287 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 215 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 USC

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

USC does offer online education options in legal research for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

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

56% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 215 students who graduated with a master’s in legal research from USC in 2021, 44% were men and 56% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in legal research each year. USC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 11
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 12
International Students 62
Other Races/Ethnicities 116

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 Southern California.

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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