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Doctoral · Legal Professions and Studies

Law (Doctoral): earnings by school

28 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$72,623
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$100,168
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$114,553
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 25 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $89,212 and $120,485. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Duke University NC$215,478$261,230$166,757
Cornell University NY$221,831$259,851$163,440
Yale University CT$126,228$188,189$157,082
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL$92,516$130,428$68,819
Pepperdine University CA$93,519$126,561$139,618
Baylor University TX$96,639$121,715$119,916
University of San Francisco CA—$120,485—
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ$84,081$111,668$114,553
Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ$70,552$106,575$67,458
Florida International University FL$82,256$105,414$80,618
Suffolk University MA$80,681$103,969$100,516
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus NH$73,556$100,597$87,568
Belmont University TN$76,814$100,168$112,600
St. Thomas University FL$64,322$99,412$158,207
Lewis & Clark College OR$72,623$97,491$137,681
University of Illinois Chicago IL$72,337$95,603$137,738
Samford University AL$70,843$91,687$144,096
Mercer University GA$72,508$90,359$121,056
Albany Law School NY$73,907$89,212$91,893
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus OK$72,491$86,893$64,628
University of New Mexico-Main Campus NM$68,372$85,706$87,810
Loyola University New Orleans LA$83,917$81,071—
Western New England University MA$65,483$79,692$68,500
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth MA$63,417$78,991$122,144
Massachusetts School of Law MA$67,503$76,572—
Humphreys University CA$67,578——
Appalachian School of Law VA$54,097——
University of West Los Angeles CA$47,355—$82,000