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University of Southern California Doctorate in Law

189 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

Law is a concentration offered under the law major at University of Southern California. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in law, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Law from USC Cost?

$48,715 Average Tuition and Fees

USC Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at USC was $1,995 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$47,880$47,880
Fees$835$835

Does USC Offer an Online Doctorate in Law?

USC does not offer an online option for its law doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the USC Online Learning page.

USC Doctorate Student Diversity for Law

189 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
47.1% Women
38.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 189 students received their doctor’s degree in law. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 47.1% of the law students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. 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 USC in 2019-2020, 38.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 30%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian39
Black or African American16
Hispanic or Latino17
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White106
International Students7
Other Races/Ethnicities4

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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.

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