by our College Data Analytics TeamLaw is a concentration offered under the law major at Boston College. 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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Part-time graduates at Boston College paid an average of $1,768 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $31,824 | $31,824 |
| Fees | $106 | $106 |
Online degrees for the Boston College 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 Boston College Online Learning page.
Women made up around 48.6% of the law students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 52.6%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in law at Boston College in 2019-2020, 21.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 30 |
| Black or African American | 7 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 174 |
| International Students | 9 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 16 |
*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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