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Legal Research at Widener University

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 Widener University stacks up to those at other schools.

Widener is located in Chester, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 6,150. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 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 19 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal research, making the school the #2 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 Widener University.

84% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The legal research program at Widener awarded 19 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 16% of these degrees went to men with the other 84% going to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 2
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

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 PA, the home state for Widener University.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Lawyers 24,980 $138,610
Law Professors 630 $97,810

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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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