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Legal Professions & Studies

Majors within Legal Professions & Studies, ranked by median graduate earnings five years out.

$79,627
Typical earnings (5 yr) as of 2024
5
Majors in this field
524
College programs

Majors in Legal Professions & Studies

1
Law
Legal Professions & Studies
$109,976median earnings (5 yr)
204colleges
Strong return DR 80 AExplore
2
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies
Legal Professions & Studies
$100,424median earnings (5 yr)
37colleges
Strong return DR 80 AExplore
3
Legal Professions and Studies, Other
Legal Professions & Studies
$76,775median earnings (5 yr)
26colleges
Strong return DR 69 BExplore
4
Non-Professional Legal Studies
Legal Professions & Studies
$65,123median earnings (5 yr)
42colleges
Strong return DR 57 CExplore
5
Legal Support Services
Legal Professions & Studies
$45,835median earnings (5 yr)
215colleges
Poor return DR 24 FExplore
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Top colleges for Legal Professions & Studies

Highest DR-rated colleges that offer Legal Professions & Studies programs.

1
University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, CA · Public
$89,8385-yr earnings
$13,481net price/yr
+664%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 94 AView ROI
2
Stanford University
Stanford, CA · Private
$145,4535-yr earnings
$13,807net price/yr
+1,585%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 94 AView ROI
3
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN · Private
$96,7415-yr earnings
$15,846net price/yr
+656%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 93 AView ROI
4
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL · Private
$95,0405-yr earnings
$14,860net price/yr
+671%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 93 AView ROI
5
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA · Private
$111,5375-yr earnings
$19,066net price/yr
+718%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 92 AView ROI
6
University of California-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA · Public
$81,9765-yr earnings
$12,548net price/yr
+569%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 91 AView ROI
7
Yale University
New Haven, CT · Private
$100,4845-yr earnings
$23,777net price/yr
+456%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 90 AView ROI
8
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI · Public
$83,2535-yr earnings
$13,138net price/yr
+541%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 90 AView ROI
9
Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY · Private
$98,6965-yr earnings
$21,590net price/yr
+470%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 89 AView ROI
10
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA · Public
$82,7755-yr earnings
$14,091net price/yr
+512%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 89 AView ROI
11
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL · Public
$73,5955-yr earnings
$6,541net price/yr
+804%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 89 AView ROI
12
Washington and Lee University
Lexington, VA · Private
$106,7395-yr earnings
$23,781net price/yr
+504%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 88 AView ROI

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. ROI is computed by Degree Return — see how. Read the methodology. Data as of 2024.

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Data as of 2024 · sourced from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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