by our College Data Analytics TeamAmerican/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence is a concentration offered under the legal research major at Washington University in St Louis. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence, 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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Part-time graduates at WUSTL paid an average of $2,346 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $56,300 | $56,300 |
| Fees | $262 | $262 |
WUSTL does not offer an online option for its American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the WUSTL Online Learning page.
About 48.3% of the students who received their Master’s in American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 59.5%.
Around 15.5% of American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence master’s degree recipients at WUSTL in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 23%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| International Students | 44 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Advanced Legal Research/Studies | 229 |
| Tax Law/Taxation | 5 |
| Intellectual Property Law | 14 |
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*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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