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A median tuition of $16,792 annually is charged by colleges in the US offering online PhD in legal studies programs. In recent years, the median tuition has increased. This change in tuition was around 25.1%. In 2007, the median tuition at these online schools was $13,425 per year.
The following graph shows the range of tuition at colleges offering online legal studies programs at the doctoral level from least to most affordable:
| Tuition Level | Number of Schools |
|---|---|
| Cheapest | 2 |
| Low cost | 2 |
| Average cost | 0 |
| Most expensive | 3 |
Tuition of more than $30,900 annually is charged by the most expensive online doctorate degree in legal studies colleges. On the other end of the spectrum, per annum tuition at the cheapest colleges and universities is in the range of $5,406 to $7,793. The accredited online legal studies PhD schools that are the least costly are located in Arizona and West Virginia.
In 2011, an estimated 40% of legal studies graduates with doctorate degrees from online colleges across the country earned credentials from these cheap programs. Therefore, of the 225,581 graduates from around the US, 89,328 are from the most inexpensive schools. From 2006 to 2011, the percentage of legal studies graduates with doctorate degrees from the most inexpensive online schools has decreased. However, the number of graduates has increased by 28,449 graduates per year.
Other somewhat more expensive cost online legal studies doctoral degree program colleges charge students tuition ranging from $13,740 to $16,792 annually. An estimated 2 of the 7 online schools that offer doctoral degree programs in legal studies programs in the US charge tuition in this range.
A reported 36,118 students earned their degrees and certificates from these affordable online programs in 2011. This is 16% of the nation’s legal studies doctorate level graduates. The number of graduates from these schools was only 16,328 students, just 5 years earlier, in 2006.
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| 1. West Virginia University | Morgantown, West Virginia | $5,406 | $17,002 |
| 2. Arizona State University | Tempe, Arizona | $7,793 | $20,257 |
| 3. Faulkner University | Montgomery, Alabama | $13,740 | $13,740 |
| 4. Liberty University | Lynchburg, Virginia | $16,792 | $16,792 |
| 5. Drexel University | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | $30,900 | $30,900 |
| 6. Boston University | Boston, Massachusetts | $39,314 | $39,314 |
| 7. George Washington University | Washington, Washington DC | $42,860 | $42,860 |
Information obtained from NCES, 2012 
