by our College Data Analytics TeamLegal Professions is a program of study at University of California - Hastings College of Law. The school offers a doctor’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in legal professions, 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 UC Hastings paid an average of $1,802 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $47,500 | $47,500 |
| Fees | $6,272 | $6,272 |
Online degrees for the UC Hastings 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 UC Hastings Online Learning page.
About 56.3% of the students who received their Doctorate in legal professions in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 52.5%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in legal professions at UC Hastings in 2019-2020, 39.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 59 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 45 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 6 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 146 |
| International Students | 8 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 24 |
Legal Professions students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Law | 293 |
*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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