by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is International Law & Legal Studies. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Legal Research is a major offered under the legal professions program of study at George Washington University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in legal research, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at GWU was $1,765 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 | $31,770 | $31,770 |
| Fees | $54 | $54 |
Online degrees for the GWU legal research doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the GWU Online Learning page.
About 50.0% of the students who received their Doctorate in legal research in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 41.9%.
Of those students who received a doctor’s degree at GWU in legal research at 2019-2020, none were racial-ethnic minorities*.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 0 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Legal Research students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| International Law & Legal Studies | 2 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to legal research.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Law | 427 |
*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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