by our College Data Analytics TeamLaw is a concentration offered under the law major at Columbia University in the City of New York. 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Columbia was $1,974 per credit hour 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 | $49,024 | $49,024 |
| Fees | $2,170 | $2,170 |
Online degrees for the Columbia 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 Columbia Online Learning page.
About 50.7% of the students who received their Doctorate in law in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 52.6%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in law at Columbia in 2019-2020, 31.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 56 |
| Black or African American | 41 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 34 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 234 |
| International Students | 45 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 17 |
*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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