by our College Data Analytics TeamLegal Professions is a program of study at George Washington University. The school offers a master’s degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’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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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. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $31,770 | $31,770 |
| Fees | $54 | $54 |
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the legal professions master’s degree program at GWU. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the GWU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 59.3% of the legal professions students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 59.2%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in legal professions at GWU in 2019-2020, 21.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 20%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 7 |
| Black or African American | 20 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 63 |
| International Students | 68 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 14 |
Legal Professions students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Legal Research | 132 |
| Legal Support Services | 50 |
*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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