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Legal Research at Washington University in St Louis

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Legal Research at Washington University in St Louis

If you plan to study legal research, take a look at what Washington University in St Louis has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WUSTL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and has a total student population of 15,449. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 279 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 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal research, making the school the #7 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 Washington University in St Louis.

65% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 279 legal research majors earned their master's degree from WUSTL. Of these graduates, 35% were men and 65% were women.

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In the legal research master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 35% 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 Washington University in St Louis with a master's in legal research.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 12
Black or African American 56
Hispanic or Latino 20
White 77
International Students 94
Other Races/Ethnicities 20

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 MO, the home state for Washington University in St Louis.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
Lawyers 10,340 $113,780
Law Professors 90 $128,180

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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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