by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 Belmont University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in law, 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 Belmont paid an average of $1,300 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same 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 | $23,400 | $23,400 |
| Fees | $860 | $860 |
law who receive their doctor’s degree from Belmont make an average of $54,275 a year during the early days of their career. That is 8% lower than the national average of $59,298.
Online degrees for the Belmont 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 Belmont Online Learning page.
About 50.0% of the students who received their Doctorate in law in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 52.6%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in law at Belmont in 2019-2020, 15.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 7 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 82 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 7 |
Law students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Law | 100 |
*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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