Graduate Programs at California Western School of Law

Graduate School Overview

California Western School of Law is a Private, 4 years school located in San Diego, CA.

The school is pre-accredited by WASC Senior College and University Commission (2/22/2019 - Current).

California Western School of Law Directory Information
School Name	California Western School of Law
Address	225 Cedar St, San Diego, CA 92101-3046
Phone	619-239-0391
Web	https://www.cwsl.edu
Online Application	https://www.cwsl.edu/admissions-and-financial-aid/jd-admissions/apply
Financial Info	https://www.cwsl.edu/admissions-and-financial-aid/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of California Western School of Law is $32,550 in average. The school has 624 students (all graduate).

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$32,550
Student Population	624
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	2 graduate programs

The graduate tuition & fees at California Western School of Law is $32,550 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $415.

California Western School of Law offers the alternative tuition plansprepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan, including prepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$32,400
Required Fees	$150
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$415

California Western School of Law offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	Graduate Level Courses & Programs
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of California Western School of Law is $32,550. The graduate tuition & fees are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$30,000	$150
2019-2020	$31,800	$150
2020-2021	$32,440	$150
2021-2022	$32,400	$150
2022-2023	$32,400	$150

The graduate school tuition & fees of California Western School of Law is relatively expensive compared to private graduate schools in California. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the California graduate tuition is $21,930 (public) / $24,536 (private).

The following table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
California Western School of Law	$32,550
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
California Graduate Schools	$19,839	$23,084
Public	$11,723	$21,930
Private	$24,536

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $415 at California Western School of Law. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$2,360
2019-2020	$2,480
2020-2021	$2,560
2021-2022	$415
2022-2023	$415

The law school tuition at California Western School of Law is $56,230 for academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the tuition & fees for law school at California Western School of Law.

Law School Tuition

2022-2023 Law School/Medical School Tuition at California Western School of Law
	Tuition	Fees
Law	$56,080	$150

Graduate Programs at California Western School of Law

California Western School of Law offers 2 graduate programs for Master's and Doctorate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 325 students have completed their study at California Western School of Law.

Offered Degrees at California Western School of Law
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	1	87
Doctor's degree - other	1	238
Total	2	325

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at California Western School of Law by award level.

The most popular Master's program is the Programs for Foreign Lawyers program with 87 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Law program with 238 completers.

Master's
Doctorate

Popular Master's Programs at California Western School of Law
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Programs for Foreign Lawyers	✕	87	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at California Western School of Law
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Law	✕	238	-

California Western School of Law offers 2 programs through Master's and Doctorate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 325 students have completed their graduate studies.

87 students have earned/completed Master's program.
238 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.

Master's
Doctorate (Practice)

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Legal Studies [+]	✕	87 completers	-
Programs for Foreign Lawyers	✕	87	-
	Total	87

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Legal Studies [+]	✕	238 completers	-
Law	✕	238	-
	Total	238

Graduate Student Population at California Western School of Law

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 623 students enrolled into California Western School of Law graduate schools . By attending status, there are 531 full-time and 92 part-time graduate students. By gender, 241 male and 382 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	623	241	382
Full-time	531	204	327
Part-tme	92	37	55

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 309 White (49.60%), 17 Black/African American (2.73%), 170 Hispanic (27.29%), 44 Asian (7.06%), and 83 students with other races. 12 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	623	241	382
American Indian/Native American	2	0	2
Asian	44	18	26
Black/African American	17	3	14
Hispanic	170	71	99
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	2	1
White	309	121	188
Two More	42	8	34
Un-Known	24	14	10
Non-resident Alien	12	4	8

California Western School of Law offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 4 graduate students (0.64% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 222 graduate students (35.63% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.