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Widener University Doctorate in Law

251 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 Widener University. 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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How Much Does a Doctorate in Law from Widener Cost?

$24,810 Average Tuition and Fees

Widener Graduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time graduates at Widener paid an average of $936 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 $24,500 $24,500
Fees $310 $310

Does Widener Offer an Online Doctorate in Law?

Online degrees for the Widener 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 Widener Online Learning page.

Widener Doctorate Student Diversity for Law

251 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
47.4% Women
21.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 251 students received their doctor’s degree in law. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 47.4% of the law students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 52.6%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 21.9% of the law doctor’s degrees at Widener in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 24
Hispanic or Latino 18
Native American or Alaska Native 3
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 189
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

Doctorate in Law Focus Areas at Widener

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Law 251

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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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