by our College Data Analytics TeamLegal Professions is a program of study at New York University. 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, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Part-time graduates at NYU paid an average of $1,928 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 | $34,704 | $34,704 |
| Fees | $2,188 | $2,188 |
NYU 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 NYU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 53.9% of the legal professions students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 52.5%.
Around 28.3% of legal professions doctor’s degree recipients at NYU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 47 |
| Black or African American | 30 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 42 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 279 |
| International Students | 54 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 32 |
Legal Professions students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Law | 476 |
| Legal Professions (Other) | 8 |
*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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