by our College Data Analytics TeamLegal Professions is a program of study at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. 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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Out-of-state part-time graduates at Pitt paid an average of $1,630 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $947 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $23,530 | $39,898 |
| Fees | $938 | $938 |
Pitt does not offer an online option for its legal professions doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Pitt Online Learning page.
Women made up around 51.7% of the legal professions students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 52.5%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 22.8% of the legal professions doctor’s degrees at Pitt in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 9 |
| Black or African American | 10 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 95 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 22 |
Legal Professions students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Law | 143 |
| Legal Research | 2 |
*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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