Overview

Since 1966, the program has offered a select number of diverse students the opportunity to attain their highest professional aspirations and career goals.

Features

The Ph.D. Law program is designed to provide a rich and thorough foundation in research methodologies from University of Washington, jurisprudence, legal theory, policy, dissertation preparation and ready access to specialized elective coursework from within the law school and university-wide research centers, institutes and schools.

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

Research Design;

Qualitative Methods of Educational Research;

Qualitative Research Methods;

Analysis of Categorical and Count Data;

Jurisprudence and Moral Philosophy.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 120 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-30 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

90 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Seattle, United States

Disciplines

Public Law Business Law View 61 other PhDs in Public Law in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

A letter of recommendation from a UW Law faculty committee chair willing to commit to supervising the applicant for the duration of their Ph.D. studies, including information about the novelty and significance of the proposed topic as well as other committee members chosen ahead of time and with sufficient and continuous connection to the law school.

Letters of recommendation from committee members who have already agreed to serve. To identify the chair and committee members in the application, applicants are provided instructions within the application to designate them.

Statement of Purpose (1–2 pages). Please state the reasons for wishing to undertake Ph.D. studies, your area(s) of research interest and future career plans.

Writing Sample.

Dissertation Proposal (8-10 pages).

Study Plan.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

49833 USD / year

≈ 49833 USD / year
Out-of-State

49833 USD / year

≈ 49833 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

28146 USD / year

≈ 28146 USD / year

Living costs

Seattle

United States

1480 - 2580 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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