by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 Pepperdine 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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Part-time graduates at Pepperdine paid an average of $1,810 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $36,200 | $36,200 |
| Fees | $120 | $120 |
law who receive their doctor’s degree from Pepperdine make an average of $70,651 a year during the early days of their career. That is 19% higher than the national average of $59,298.
Pepperdine 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 Pepperdine Online Learning page.
About 49.3% of the students who received their Doctorate in law in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 52.6%.
Around 26.8% of law doctor’s degree recipients at Pepperdine in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 8 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 20 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 83 |
| International Students | 4 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 18 |
Law students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Law | 138 |
*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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