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 Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in law, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, 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 average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $23,530 | $39,898 |
| Fees | $938 | $938 |
Online degrees for the Pitt law doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Pitt Online Learning page.
About 51.7% of the students who received their Doctorate in law in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 52.6%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 23.1% of the law 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 | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 21 |
Law students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Law | 143 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to law.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.