by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Legal Studies. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Non-Professional General Legal Studies is a major offered under the legal professions program of study at Northwestern University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in non-professional general legal studies, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for non-professional general legal studies majors, Northwestern came in at #4. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #1 in Illinois.
Here are some of the other rankings for Northwestern.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Northwestern paid an average of $6,901 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $58,227 | $58,227 |
| Fees | $474 | $474 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,662 | $1,662 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $17,616 | $17,616 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,304 | $3,304 |
Learn more about Northwestern tuition and fees.
non-professional general legal studies who receive their bachelor’s degree from Northwestern make an average of $40,467 a year during the early days of their career. That is 17% higher than the national average of $34,508.
Online degrees for the Northwestern non-professional general legal studies bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Northwestern Online Learning page.
Women made up around 75.0% of the non-professional general legal studies students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 67.9%.
Around 35.0% of non-professional general legal studies bachelor’s degree recipients at Northwestern in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 46%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 13 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Non-Professional General Legal Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Legal Studies | 20 |
*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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