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 Boston College. 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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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Boston College paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $31,824 | $31,824 |
Fees | $106 | $106 |
Online degrees for the Boston College 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 Boston College Online Learning page.
Women made up around 48.6% of the law students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 52.6%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 21.5% of the law doctor’s degrees at Boston College in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 30 |
Black or African American | 7 |
Hispanic or Latino | 11 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 174 |
International Students | 9 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 16 |
Law students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Law | 247 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.