by our College Data Analytics TeamLegal Professions is a program of study at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth. The school offers a doctor’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in legal professions, 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 UMass Dartmouth was $1,232 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $683 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $16,390 | $29,578 |
| Fees | $575 | $575 |
Online degrees for the UMass Dartmouth 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 UMass Dartmouth Online Learning page.
About 55.2% of the students who received their Doctorate in legal professions in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 52.5%.
Around 31.0% of legal professions doctor’s degree recipients at UMass Dartmouth in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 6 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 36 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 7 |
Legal Professions students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Law | 58 |
*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.
