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 University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in law, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at UMass Dartmouth paid an average of $1,232 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $683 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 | $16,390 | $29,578 |
| Fees | $575 | $575 |
The median early career salary of law students who receive their doctor’s degree from UMass Dartmouth is $49,214 per year. That is 17% lower than the national average of $59,298.
UMass Dartmouth does not offer an online option for its law doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UMass Dartmouth Online Learning page.
About 55.2% of the students who received their Doctorate in law in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 52.6%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 31.0% of the law doctor’s degrees at UMass Dartmouth in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 6 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 36 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 7 |
Law students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Law | 58 |
*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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