Graduate Programs at Southwestern Law School

Graduate School Overview

Southwestern Law School is a Private, 4 years school located in Los Angeles, CA.

The school is accredited by American Bar Association, Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar (7/1/1970 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Southwestern Law School Directory Information
School Name	Southwestern Law School
Address	3050 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90010-1106
Phone	213-738-6700
Web	https://www.swlaw.edu
Online Application	https://www.swlaw.edu/admissions-financial-aid/apply-now
Financial Info	https://www.swlaw.edu/admissions-financial-aid/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Southwestern Law School is $18,710 in average. The school has 928 students (all graduate).

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$18,710
Student Population	928
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	2 graduate programs

The graduate tuition & fees at Southwestern Law School is $18,710 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $1,871.

Southwestern Law School offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$18,710
Required Fees	$0
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$1,871

Southwestern Law School offers the distance learning courses, but students may be required to attend/visit regular classes to complete their degree/programs.

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
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad Weekend/evening college
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 Southwestern Law School is $18,710.

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	$17,980	$200
2019-2020	$18,430	$200
2020-2021	$18,430	$100
2021-2022	$18,430	-
2022-2023	$18,710	-
2023-2024	-	-

The graduate school tuition & fees of Southwestern Law School is relatively inexpensive 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
Southwestern Law School	$18,710
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

The law school tuition at Southwestern Law School is $56,145 for academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the tuition & fees for law school at Southwestern Law School.

Law School Tuition

2022-2023 Law School/Medical School Tuition at Southwestern Law School
	Tuition	Fees
Law	$56,146	-

Graduate Programs at Southwestern Law School

Southwestern Law School 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, 304 students have completed their study at Southwestern Law School.

Offered Degrees at Southwestern Law School
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	1	5
Doctor's degree - other	1	299
Total	2	304

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Southwestern Law School by award level.

The most popular Master's program is the Legal Professions and Studies (other) program with 5 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Law program with 299 completers.

Master's
Doctorate

Popular Master's Programs at Southwestern Law School
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Legal Professions and Studies (other)	✕	5	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Southwestern Law School
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Law	✕	299	-

Southwestern Law School offers 2 programs through Master's and Doctorate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 304 students have completed their graduate studies.

5 students have earned/completed Master's program.
299 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 [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Legal Professions and Studies (other)	✕	5	-
	Total	5

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Legal Studies [+]	✕	299 completers	-
Law	✕	299	-
	Total	299

Graduate Student Population at Southwestern Law School

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 927 students enrolled into Southwestern Law School graduate schools . By attending status, there are 722 full-time and 205 part-time graduate students. By gender, 376 male and 551 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	927	376	551
Full-time	722	308	414
Part-tme	205	68	137

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

There are 424 White (45.74%), 47 Black/African American (5.07%), 278 Hispanic (29.99%), 82 Asian (8.85%), and 96 students with other races. 30 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	927	376	551
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	82	30	52
Black/African American	47	19	28
Hispanic	278	91	187
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	424	201	223
Two More	51	15	36
Un-Known	14	6	8
Non-resident Alien	30	13	17

Southwestern Law School offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 26 graduate students (2.80% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 470 graduate students (50.70% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.