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American University Doctorate in Law

382 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

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 American University. 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 The American University Cost?

$35,524 Average Tuition and Fees

The American University Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at The American University was $1,906 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In State Out of State
Tuition $34,533 $34,533
Fees $991 $991

Does The American University Offer an Online Doctorate in Law?

Online degrees for the The American University 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 The American University Online Learning page.

The American University Doctorate Student Diversity for Law

382 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
65.4% Women
40.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 382 doctor’s degrees in law handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 65.4% of the law students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 52.6%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in law at The American University in 2019-2020, 40.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 30%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 21
Black or African American 34
Hispanic or Latino 76
Native American or Alaska Native 1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 1
White 205
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 36

Doctorate in Law Focus Areas at The American University

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Law 382

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Related Major Annual Graduates
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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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