by our College Data Analytics TeamLaw is a concentration offered under the law major at University of San Diego. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in law, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Part-time graduates at USD paid an average of $1,552 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $27,936 | $27,936 |
| Fees | $474 | $474 |
Online degrees for the USD 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 USD Online Learning page.
About 56.8% of the students who received their Doctorate in law in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 52.6%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in law at USD in 2019-2020, 31.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 22 |
| Black or African American | 11 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 35 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 4 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 145 |
| International Students | 8 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 15 |
*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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