Part-time students, caregivers, adults over 30, and students at law schools listed low on U.S. News & World Report’s rankings were more likely than their peers to report favorable experiences in online J.D. classes, according to a survey conducted by Gallup and AccessLex Institute. However, the majority of all groups of surveyed students preferred in-person courses over online classes. Caregivers were the subgroup most likely to favor online classes, with 40% of them saying virtual courses were preferable to in-person ones. Students who are members of racially underrepresented groups were more likely to prefer online courses compared to non-Hispanic students who are White or Asian.
