by our College Data Analytics TeamLegal Professions is a program of study at Northern Kentucky University. The school offers a master’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in legal professions, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at NKU paid an average of $943 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $613 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,034 | $16,974 |
| Fees | $384 | $384 |
Online degrees for the NKU legal professions master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NKU Online Learning page.
About 50.0% of the students who received their Master’s in legal professions in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 59.2%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in legal professions at NKU in 2019-2020, 33.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 20%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 4 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Legal Professions students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Non-Professional General Legal Studies | 6 |
*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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