As a junior or senior undergraduate student who may be considering applying to graduate and/or professional school, we want you to know about a unique opportunity at Vanderbilt.
Vanderbilt Law School’s Ph.D. Program in Law and Economics is a dual-degree program in which students pursue a J.D. and a Ph.D. concurrently in a fully-integrated curriculum combining economic theory and methodology with the study of law. The program is designed so that students complete both degrees in just six years.
Admitted students receive full tuition funding for both degrees and a competitive stipend package.
Program faculty guide students through an innovative law and economics curriculum where students pursue policy-relevant research within a wide range of fields, such as behavioral law and economics, labor markets and human resources, and risk and environmental regulation.
Program graduates have obtained prestigious judicial clerkships, faculty positions in law schools and economics departments, and jobs in government, consulting, and legal practice.
The Ph.D. Program is currently accepting applications for Fall 2022.
If you have not taken the LSAT, you may be eligible to apply with GRE scores only. Visit the Ph.D. Program Prospective Students page to learn more about our application process. Applications received by January 15, 2022 will receive priority consideration.
If you have questions, please contact the Ph.D. Program in Law and Economics at:
(615) 343-6835
phd.lawecon@vanderbilt.edu
