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The John Marshall Law School Doctorate in Law

The main focus area for this major is Law. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Law is a major offered under the legal professions program of study at The John Marshall Law School. 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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How Much Does a Doctorate in Law from JMLS Cost?

$1,840 Average Tuition and Fees
$154,079 Average Student Debt

JMLS Graduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time graduates at JMLS paid an average of $1,565 per credit hour in 2018-2019. 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 $1,565 $1,565
Fees $275 $275

JMLS Law Doctorate Student Debt

One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their doctor’s degree at JMLS in Law walked away with an average of $154,079 in student debt. That is 36% higher than the national average of $113,384.

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How Much Can You Make With a Doctorate in Law From JMLS?

$47,400 Average Salary
Below Average Earnings Boost

law who receive their doctor’s degree from JMLS make an average of $47,400 a year during the early days of their career. That is 20% lower than the national average of $59,298.

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Does JMLS Offer an Online Doctorate in Law?

Online degrees for the JMLS 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 JMLS Online Learning page.

JMLS Doctorate Student Diversity for Law

231 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
56.3% Women
40.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 231 doctor’s degrees in law awarded during the 2018-2019 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in law in 2018-2019, 56.3% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 51.7%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 40.7% of the law doctor’s degrees at JMLS in 2018-2019. This is higher than the nationwide number of 30%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 18
Black or African American 38
Hispanic or Latino 32
Native American or Alaska Native 1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 114
International Students 11
Other Races/Ethnicities 17

Doctorate in Law Focus Areas at JMLS

Law students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Law 231

References

*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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