Graduate Programs at Western Michigan University-Thomas M. Cooley Law School

Graduate School Overview

Western Michigan University-Thomas M. Cooley Law School is a Private, 4 years school located in Lansing, MI. 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 accredited by American Bar Association, Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar (7/1/1975 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Western Michigan University-Thomas M. Cooley Law School Directory Information
School Name	Western Michigan University-Thomas M. Cooley Law School
Address	300 S Capitol Ave, Lansing, MI 48933
Phone	517-371-5140
Web	https://www.cooley.edu
Online Application	https://cooley.edu/admissions/apply
Financial Info	https://cooley.edu/admissions/tuition/apply-for-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Western Michigan University-Thomas M. Cooley Law School is $15,080 in average. The school has 565 students (all graduate). Among them, 5 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$15,080
Student Population	565
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	7 graduate programs (5 programs available online learning)

The graduate tuition & fees at Western Michigan University-Thomas M. Cooley Law School is $15,080 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $1,200.

Western Michigan University-Thomas M. Cooley Law School offers the alternative tuition plans.

Western Michigan University-Thomas M. Cooley Law School 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)	5 Online Programs Available
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 Western Michigan University-Thomas M. Cooley Law School is $15,080. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 4.43% 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	$11,400	$40
2019-2020	$11,400	$40
2020-2021	$11,400	$40
2021-2022	$14,400	$40
2022-2023	$14,440	$640

The graduate school tuition & fees of Western Michigan University-Thomas M. Cooley Law School is relatively inexpensive compared to private graduate schools in Michigan. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,518 and the Michigan graduate tuition is $26,597 (public) / $19,520 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Western Michigan University-Thomas M. Cooley Law School	$15,080
All Graduate Schools	$16,002	$19,518
Public	$11,454	$20,592
Private	$19,594
Michigan Graduate Schools	$18,285	$21,321
Public	$17,502	$26,597
Private	$19,520

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,200 at Western Michigan University-Thomas M. Cooley Law School. 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	$950
2019-2020	$950
2020-2021	$950
2021-2022	$1,200
2022-2023	$1,200

The law school tuition at Western Michigan University-Thomas M. Cooley Law School is $44,140 for academic year 2022-2023. Next table shows the tuition & fees for law school and/or medical schools at Western Michigan University-Thomas M. Cooley Law School.

Law School Tuition

2022-2023 Law School/Medical School Tuition at Western Michigan University-Thomas M. Cooley Law School
	Tuition	Fees
Law	$43,500	$640

Graduate Programs at Western Michigan University-Thomas M. Cooley Law School

Western Michigan University-Thomas M. Cooley Law School offers 7 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, 296 students have completed their study at Western Michigan University-Thomas M. Cooley Law School.

Offered Degrees at Western Michigan University-Thomas M. Cooley Law School
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	6	5	18
Doctor's degree - other	1	0	278
Total	7	5	296

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Western Michigan University-Thomas M. Cooley Law School by award level.

The most popular Master's program is the Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (other) program with 6 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Law program with 278 completers.

Master's
Doctorate

Popular Master's Programs at Western Michigan University-Thomas M. Cooley Law School
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (other)	✔	6	-
Tax Law/Taxation	✔	5	-
Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law	✔	4	-
Intellectual Property Law	✔	3	-
Advanced Legal Research/Studies	✔	0	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Western Michigan University-Thomas M. Cooley Law School
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Law	✕	278	-

Western Michigan University-Thomas M. Cooley Law School offers 7 programs through Master's and Doctorate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 296 students have completed their graduate studies.

18 students have earned/completed Master's program.
278 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 [+]	✔	18 completers	-
Advanced Legal Research/Studies	✔	0	-
Programs for Foreign Lawyers	✕	0	-
Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law	✔	4	-
Tax Law/Taxation	✔	5	-
Intellectual Property Law	✔	3	-
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (other)	✔	6	-
	Total	18

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Legal Studies [+]	✕	278 completers	-
Law	✕	278	-
	Total	278

Graduate Student Population at Western Michigan University-Thomas M. Cooley Law School

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 691 students enrolled into Western Michigan University-Thomas M. Cooley Law School graduate schools where it has total 564 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 161 full-time and 530 part-time graduate students. By gender, 280 male and 411 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	691	280	411
Full-time	161	66	95
Part-tme	530	214	316

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

There are 377 White (54.56%), 120 Black/African American (17.37%), 25 Hispanic (3.62%), 26 Asian (3.76%), and 143 students with other races. 13 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	691	280	411
American Indian/Native American	2	0	2
Asian	26	13	13
Black/African American	120	30	90
Hispanic	25	9	16
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	0	2
White	377	175	202
Two More	88	30	58
Un-Known	38	19	19
Non-resident Alien	13	4	9

Western Michigan University-Thomas M. Cooley Law School offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 227 graduate students (32.85% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 281 graduate students (40.67% 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	691
Enrolled Online Exclusively	227
Enrolled Some Online Courses	281
Not in Online Courses	183

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Western Michigan University-Thomas M. Cooley Law School. 144 students are aged 20 to 24 (20.84% of total students), 39 students are aged above 50 (5.64%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Western Michigan University-Thomas M. Cooley Law School.