by our College Data Analytics TeamLegal Professions is a program of study at George Mason University. The school offers a doctor’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in legal professions, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity 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 GMU paid an average of $1,559 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $671 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $12,594 | $33,906 |
| Fees | $3,504 | $3,504 |
GMU 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 GMU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 47.1% of the legal professions students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 52.5%.
Around 20.9% of legal professions doctor’s degree recipients at GMU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 11 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 132 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 11 |
Legal Professions students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Law | 172 |
*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.