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John F. Kennedy University Doctorate in Law

The main focus area for this major is Law. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Law is a major offered under the legal professions program of study at John F. Kennedy University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in law, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Law from JFKU Cost?

$8,500 Average Tuition and Fees
$116,722 Average Student Debt

JFKU Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at JFKU was $472 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 $8,500 $8,500

JFKU Law Doctorate Student Debt

One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their doctor’s degree at JFKU in Law walked away with an average of $116,722 in student debt. That is 3% higher than the national average of $113,384.

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How Much Can You Make With a Doctorate in Law From JFKU?

$18,100 Average Salary
Below Average Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of law students who receive their doctor’s degree from JFKU is $18,100 per year. That is 69% lower than the national average of $59,298.

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Does JFKU Offer an Online Doctorate in Law?

JFKU does not offer an online option for its law doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the JFKU Online Learning page.

JFKU Doctorate Student Diversity for Law

25 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
64.0% Women
52.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 25 doctor’s degrees in law awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 64.0% of the students who received their Doctorate in law in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 52.6%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in law at JFKU in 2019-2020, 52.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 30%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 3
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Doctorate in Law Focus Areas at JFKU

Law students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Law 25

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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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