by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Legal Research is a major offered under the legal professions program of study at Suffolk University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in legal research, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Suffolk was $1,398 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 | $39,914 | $39,914 |
| Fees | $324 | $324 |
The median early career salary of legal research students who receive their doctor’s degree from Suffolk is $81,498 per year. That is 22% higher than the national average of $66,720.
Online degrees for the Suffolk legal research doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Suffolk Online Learning page.
About 33.3% of the students who received their Doctorate in legal research in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 41.9%.
Of those students who received a doctor’s degree at Suffolk in legal research at 2019-2020, none were racial-ethnic minorities*.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 0 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Legal Research students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence | 3 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Law | 322 |
*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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