by our College Data Analytics TeamLegal Assistant/Paralegal is a concentration offered under the legal support services major at George Washington University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in paralegal, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Part-time graduates at GWU paid an average of $1,765 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| 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 paralegal master’s degree program at GWU. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the GWU Online Learning page.
About 87.5% of the students who received their Master’s in paralegal in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 80.0%.
Around 47.5% of paralegal master’s degree recipients at GWU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 56%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 13 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 20 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Other Legal Support Services | 10 |
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*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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