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. It is classified as a School of law school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree- professional practice.

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 at 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	4 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.

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, remedial services, 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	Remedial 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 expensive compared to private graduate schools in California. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the California graduate tuition is $21,752 (public) / $24,037 (private).

The next 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	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
California Graduate Schools	$19,766	$22,527
Public	$11,624	$21,752
Private	$24,037

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

Graduate Programs at California Western School of Law

California Western School of Law offers 4 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, 310 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	3	103
Doctor's degree - other	1	207
Total	4	310

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 109 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Law program with 207 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	✕	109	-
Programs for Foreign Lawyers	✕	103	-
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence	✕	0	-
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence	✕	0	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	0	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at California Western School of Law
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Law	✕	207	-
Law	✕	206	-

California Western School of Law offers 4 programs through Master's and Doctorate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 310 students have completed their graduate studies.

103 students have earned/completed Master's program.
207 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 [+]	✕	103 completers	-
Programs for Foreign Lawyers	✕	103	-
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	0	-
	Total	103

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Legal Studies [+]	✕	207 completers	-
Law	✕	207	-
	Total	207

Graduate Student Population at California Western School of Law

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 758 students enrolled into California Western School of Law graduate schools where it has total 623 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 495 full-time and 263 part-time graduate students. By gender, 315 male and 443 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	758	315	443
Full-time	495	195	300
Part-tme	263	120	143

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

There are 322 White (42.48%), 19 Black/African American (2.51%), 171 Hispanic (22.56%), 44 Asian (5.80%), and 202 students with other races. 11 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	758	315	443
American Indian/Native American	3	1	2
Asian	44	18	26
Black/African American	19	6	13
Hispanic	171	66	105
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	3	1
White	322	127	195
Two More	36	7	29
Un-Known	148	83	65
Non-resident Alien	11	4	7

California Western School of Law offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 126 graduate students (16.62% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 351 graduate students (46.31% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	758
Enrolled Online Exclusively	126
Enrolled Some Online Courses	351
Not in Online Courses	281

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at California Western School of Law. 244 students are aged 20 to 24 (32.19% of total students), 15 students are aged above 50 (1.98%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at California Western School of Law.