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 Suffolk 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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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Suffolk paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $39,914 | $39,914 |
| Fees | $324 | $324 |
The median early career salary of law students who receive their doctor’s degree from Suffolk is $58,629 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $59,298.
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the law doctor’s degree program at Suffolk. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Suffolk Online Learning page.
About 55.9% of the students who received their Doctorate in law in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 52.6%.
Around 15.8% of law doctor’s degree recipients at Suffolk in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 16 |
| Black or African American | 7 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 21 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 |
| White | 240 |
| International Students | 17 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 19 |
Law students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Law | 322 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to law.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Legal Research | 3 |
*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.