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University of Wisconsin - Madison Doctorate in Law

147 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

The 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 Wisconsin - Madison. 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Law from UW - Madison Cost?

$12,197 Average Tuition and Fees

UW - Madison Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at UW - Madison was $1,503 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $670 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 $10,728 $24,054
Fees $1,469 $1,469

Does UW - Madison Offer an Online Doctorate in Law?

UW - Madison 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 UW - Madison Online Learning page.

UW - Madison Doctorate Student Diversity for Law

147 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
40.8% Women
18.4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 147 doctor’s degrees in law handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in law in 2019-2020, 40.8% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 52.6%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in law at UW - Madison in 2019-2020, 18.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 13
Native American or Alaska Native 1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 115
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

Doctorate in Law Focus Areas at UW - Madison

Law students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Law 147

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Related Major Annual Graduates
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References

*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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