Tuition, Expenses & Financial Aid

Tuition at Texas Law is among the lowest in the U.S.  Tuition and fees are set by the Texas Legislature and the UT System Board of Regents and are subject to change without notice. Tuition and fees are updated on the LL.M. Program website as they change.

2024-2025 Estimated Tuition and Expenses

ExpensesNon-ResidentTexas Resident
Tuition$49,490$33,304
Books & Supplies$1,500$1,500
Room & Board$17,270$17,270
Transportation$1,618$1,618
Personal & Miscellaneous$4,482$4,482
Health Insurance$3,769.50$3,769.50
Total estimated costs$78,129.50$61,943.50
This table shows an estimate of LL.M. costs and tuition for the 2023-2024 academic year.

The nonresident (out-of-state) tuition rate in the School of Law is $24,745 per semester for 12 credit hours. The Texas resident (in-state) tuition rate in the School of Law is $16,652 per semester for 12 credit hours. Tuition and fees are set by the Texas Legislature and the UT System Board of Regents and are subject to change without notice.

Insurance costs include student medical insurance (i.e., New Student Fall, Fall, and Spring and Summer) and student evacuation and repatriation (Fall and Spring). An additional 5% health insurance administrative fee is added to the student’s tuition and fee bill.

The student’s spring semester tuition and fee bill includes student health insurance for spring and summer. If you are graduating at the end of the spring semester, you may choose to waive enrollment in the summer student health insurance plan coverage using the Verification of Graduation (PDF) waiver request form. Submission deadline: June 7, 2024. This represents a cost savings of approximately $877.

View A Guide to Anticipating Expenses by the Financial Aid Office at The University of Texas School of Law.

Financial Aid

Admitted LL.M. students who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents are eligible to apply for Federal Student Aid. Students may qualify for Federal Student Aid for the 24 credit hours required to obtain the LL.M. degree. Federal regulations will now permit students to borrow funds in excess of the total amount of the attendance budget. Visit the Texas Law Financial Aid Office for more information.

International LL.M. students must have sufficient funding to finance the full course of study through personal savings or external scholarships. Although international LL.M. students are ineligible to apply for Federal Student Aid, they may apply for private loans. Email LawFinAid@law.utexas.edu for questions.

Admitted students are automatically considered for internal scholarships, and a separate application is not required. Internal third-party scholarships offered by our scholarship partners exclusively for prospective, admitted, and current students require a separate application and have their own internal deadline. Visit the Scholarship Opportunities for more information.

Prospective and admitted international LL.M. students are encouraged to apply for financial aid and external scholarships from their home countries. The LL.M. Program has assembled a list of external scholarships that are country-specific and criteria-specific. Additionally, eduPASS and International Student Organization have compiled lists of scholarships for international students.

Health Insurance