by our College Data Analytics TeamAmerican/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence is a concentration offered under the legal research major at American University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Part-time graduates at The American University paid an average of $1,906 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $34,533 | $34,533 |
| Fees | $991 | $991 |
The American University 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 The American University Online Learning page.
About 83.3% of the students who received their Master’s in American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 59.5%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 33.3% of the American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence master’s degrees at The American University in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 23%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 1 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
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 | 12 |
| International Law & Legal Studies | 51 |
| Intellectual Property Law | 3 |
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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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