Law is a concentration offered under the law major at Southern Methodist University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in law, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at SMU was $1,704 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 State | Out of State | |
---|---|---|
Tuition | $40,896 | $40,896 |
Fees | $6,582 | $6,582 |
Online degrees for the SMU 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 SMU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 49.8% of the law students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 52.6%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 23.7% of the law doctor’s degrees at SMU in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 9 |
Black or African American | 7 |
Hispanic or Latino | 26 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 159 |
International Students | 5 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 9 |
*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.