by our College Data Analytics TeamLaw is a concentration offered under the law major at George Washington University. 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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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at GWU paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $31,770 | $31,770 |
| Fees | $54 | $54 |
GWU 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 GWU Online Learning page.
About 54.1% of the students who received their Doctorate in law in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 52.6%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in law at GWU in 2019-2020, 27.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 58 |
| Black or African American | 47 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 5 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 241 |
| International Students | 27 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 44 |
*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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