by our College Data Analytics TeamLegal Professions is a program of study at Texas Southern University. The school offers a doctor’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in legal professions, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at TSU paid an average of $459 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $100 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 | $4,767 | $11,824 |
| Fees | $1,324 | $1,397 |
Online degrees for the TSU legal professions doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the TSU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 64.8% of the legal professions students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 52.5%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in legal professions at TSU in 2019-2020, 93.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 5 |
| Black or African American | 139 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 50 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 2 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 13 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Legal Professions students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Law | 210 |
*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.