by our College Data Analytics TeamLegal Professions is a program of study at CUNY School of Law. The school offers a doctor’s degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in legal professions, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Online degrees for the CUNY Law legal professions doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the CUNY Law Online Learning page.
About 58.7% of the students who received their Doctorate in legal professions in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 52.5%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 52.0% of the legal professions doctor’s degrees at CUNY Law in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 12 |
| Black or African American | 29 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 33 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 68 |
| International Students | 4 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Legal Professions students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Law | 150 |
*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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