The Best Part Time Law Schools

Georgetown University Law Center

• The Georgetown University Law Center is in a prime location for working students. It is within walking distance of Washington D.C.'s Union Station, a major mid-Atlantic transportation hub, and the United States Capitol. The school sits atop the 2010 U.S. News & World Report rankings of part-time law schools. Georgetown began offering evening classes for part-time students in 1870. As of 2009, there were 354 part-time students paying tuition at $38,280 per year according to the U.S. New & World Report rankings. Students have access to over 20 nationally-recognized centers including the Supreme Court Institute, giving students the opportunity to visit the nation's highest court, which is just a ten-minute walk from the school.

  Georgetown University Law Center
  600 New Jersey Avenue NW
  Washington, DC 20001
  202-662-9000
  law.georgetown.edu

George Washington University Law School

• George Washington University Law School, in Washington, D.C.'s Foggy Bottom neighborhood, ranks second on the U.S. News & World Report 2010 list of top part-time law schools. It is the oldest law school in the city. Approximately 300 students are enrolled in the program and tuition is $32,648 per year as of 2009 according to the U.S. New & World Report list. There are nine research centers at the school including the Institute for Constitutional History (ICH), the nation's leading legal organization dedicated to the constitutional law and scholarship. Part-time students take classes in the evening and have the option of transferring to the full time program during their second semester of their first year.

  George Washington University Law School
  2000 H Street NW
  Washington, DC 20052
  202-994-7230
  law.gwu.edu

Fordham University School of Law

• Fordham University is a private, Jesuit-affiliated university in New York City. Over 300 students are part-timers and tuition is $33,816 per year as of 2009 according to U.S. New & World Report. Founded in 1905, the law school is ranked third on the magazine's 2010 list of top part-time law schools. Fordham's law school boasts that six of its specialty areas are rated among the top 20 in the nation. Students in the part-time evening division are offered many of the same electives as full-timers. The law school extends the hours of many of its administrative and student affairs offices for evening students.

  Fordham University School of Law
  140 W. 62nd Street
  New York, NY 10023-7485
  law.fordham.edu