by our College Data Analytics TeamLegal Professions is a program of study at Boston University. The school offers a doctor’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in legal professions, 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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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Boston U was $1,777 per credit hour 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 | $56,854 | $56,854 |
| Fees | $812 | $812 |
Boston U does not offer an online option for its legal professions doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Boston U Online Learning page.
Women made up around 59.9% of the legal professions students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 52.5%.
Around 22.9% of legal professions doctor’s degree recipients at Boston U in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 17 |
| Black or African American | 8 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 144 |
| International Students | 16 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 22 |
Legal Professions students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Law | 227 |
*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.