by our College Data Analytics TeamLegal Professions is a program of study at Southern Methodist University. The school offers a master’s degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in legal professions, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at SMU was $1,704 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 | $40,896 | $40,896 |
| Fees | $6,582 | $6,582 |
Online degrees for the SMU 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 SMU Online Learning page.
About 57.6% of the students who received their Master’s in legal professions in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 59.2%.
Around 18.2% of legal professions master’s degree recipients at SMU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 20%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 1 |
| International Students | 20 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 8 |
Legal Professions students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Legal Research | 33 |
*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.