by our College Data Analytics TeamLegal Professions is a program of study at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. The school offers a doctor’s degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in legal professions, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at Louisiana State University paid an average of $1,196 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $546 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 | $9,132 | $9,132 |
| Fees | $3,903 | $20,838 |
Louisiana State University 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 Louisiana State University Online Learning page.
Women made up around 55.4% of the legal professions students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 52.5%.
Around 24.1% of legal professions doctor’s degree recipients at Louisiana State University in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 20 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 125 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
Legal Professions students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Law | 166 |
*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.