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Legal Professions at Harvard University

We've gathered data and other essential information about the program, such as the ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more. We've also included details on how Harvard ranks compared to other colleges offering a major in legal professions.

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• Available Degrees

Legal Professions Degrees Available at Harvard

• Master’s Degree in Legal Professions
• Doctorate Degree in Legal Professions

Harvard Legal Professions Rankings

The legal professions major at Harvard is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Legal Professions. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Popularity of Legal Professions at Harvard

In 2022, 64 students received their master’s degree in legal professions from Harvard. This makes it the #35 most popular school for legal professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Legal Professions from Harvard Cost?

Harvard Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2022-2023, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Harvard was $1,696 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$54,269	$54,269
Fees	$4,807	$4,807
Books and Supplies	$1,000	$1,000
On Campus Room and Board	$20,374	$20,374
On Campus Other Expenses	$6,255	$6,255

Learn more about Harvard tuition and fees.

Does Harvard Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Legal Professions?

Harvard does not offer an online option for its legal professions bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Harvard Online Learning page.

Harvard Legal Professions Master’s Program Diversity

Of the 216 students who earned a master's degree in Legal Professions from Harvard in 2021-2022, 49% were men and 51% were women.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Harvard University with a master's in legal professions.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
Non-Resident Aliens	203
Other Races	1

Legal Professions Student Diversity at Harvard

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal professions majors at Harvard University.

Legal Professions Majors

Legal Professions students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas. Individual majors may not be available for all degree levels.

Major	Annual Graduates
Law	611
Legal Research	222
Non-Professional General Legal Studies	7

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Elisa.rolle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.