by our College Data Analytics TeamLegal Professions is a program of study at The University of Texas at Austin. The school offers a doctor’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in legal professions, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at UT Austin was $1,228 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $659 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $12,028 | $22,886 |
Online degrees for the UT Austin legal professions doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UT Austin Online Learning page.
About 46.9% of the students who received their Doctorate in legal professions in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 52.5%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 26.7% of the legal professions doctor’s degrees at UT Austin in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 19 |
| Black or African American | 13 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 44 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 215 |
| International Students | 13 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 21 |
Legal Professions students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Law | 326 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
