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Michigan State University Doctorate in Law

226 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

The main focus area for this major is Law. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Law is a major offered under the legal professions program of study at Michigan State University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in law, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Law from Michigan State Cost?

$18,858 Average Tuition and Fees

Michigan State Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Michigan State paid an average of $1,544 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $786 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $18,858 $37,056

Does Michigan State Offer an Online Doctorate in Law?

Online degrees for the Michigan State law doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Michigan State Online Learning page.

Michigan State Doctorate Student Diversity for Law

226 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
50.4% Women
20.8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 226 doctor’s degrees in law awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 50.4% of the students who received their Doctorate in law in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 52.6%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in law at Michigan State in 2019-2020, 20.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 14
Hispanic or Latino 11
Native American or Alaska Native 1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 161
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 22

Doctorate in Law Focus Areas at Michigan State

Law students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Law 226

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.

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