First professional · Legal Professions and Studies

Law (First professional): earnings by school

181 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$76,005
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$99,078
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$110,994
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 174 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $85,126 and $120,015. The school matters a lot for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Columbia University in the City of New York NY$226,792$308,943$204,847
University of Pennsylvania PA$218,872$302,120$151,202
Harvard University MA$215,131$291,490$61,500
Northwestern University IL$220,974$291,132$175,867
University of Virginia-Main Campus VA$214,011$284,309$181,823
University of Chicago IL$209,927$279,203$204,803
Stanford University CA$149,637$259,944$152,747
New York University NY$219,153$255,401$200,942
Fordham University NY$205,946$232,595$159,500
University of California-Berkeley CA$212,732$226,996$166,278
Georgetown University DC$200,986$226,624$164,055
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI$204,630$224,391$144,382
University of Southern California CA$207,632$203,028$139,036
Vanderbilt University TN$194,248$196,797$162,719
Boston University MA$151,628$194,750$102,650
Boston College MA$175,620$190,940$144,123
University of California-Los Angeles CA$178,034$177,968$101,750
Southern Methodist University TX$108,097$153,614$144,500
University of California-Irvine CA$127,238$153,307$141,126
Emory University GA$116,347$152,126$131,634
Santa Clara University CA$98,780$148,599$181,936
Loyola Marymount University CA$101,289$143,361$158,843
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NC$93,372$142,928$86,403
University of Notre Dame IN$136,137$142,699$121,186
Washington University in St Louis MO$150,675$141,243$98,271
George Washington University DC$104,455$140,848$190,920
University of California-Davis CA$101,884$136,814$130,500
Seton Hall University NJ$80,464$136,424$103,370
University of California College of the Law-San Francisco CA$106,980$136,001$161,753
University of Houston TX$106,505$135,984$88,521
George Mason University VA$85,377$135,661$77,500
University of San Diego CA$89,107$134,065$140,720
Villanova University PA$91,730$129,021$90,115
Yeshiva University NY$87,755$124,597$112,292
Ohio State University-Main Campus OH$83,997$122,732$75,106
Loyola University Chicago IL$91,976$122,384$116,954
Brooklyn Law School NY$90,670$121,254$139,205
Indiana University-Bloomington IN$88,758$120,301$67,850
University of Connecticut CT$79,653$120,178$76,500
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus CT$79,653$120,178$76,500
University of Connecticut-Avery Point CT$79,653$120,178$76,500
University of Connecticut-Stamford CT$79,653$120,178$76,500
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus CT$79,653$120,178$76,500
University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA$86,110$120,015$138,295
Chapman University CA$88,522$119,002$178,628
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN$85,689$117,872$104,825
University of Miami FL$87,621$117,811$173,398
Temple University PA$80,956$117,775$70,398
Northeastern University MA$90,605$116,706$113,294
Georgia State University GA$88,730$116,613$73,500
Howard University DC$106,437$116,413$191,298
University of Georgia GA$86,845$116,044$67,459
William & Mary VA$83,069$115,663$111,029
University of Florida FL$80,969$114,496$59,500
University of the Pacific CA$80,285$114,281$159,280
University of Utah UT$92,047$113,168$61,500
The Catholic University of America DC$83,745$112,809$131,353
Wake Forest University NC$87,987$112,646$94,987
University of Maryland Baltimore MD$75,660$112,580$119,941
St. John's University-New York NY$95,268$112,325$114,074
Illinois Institute of Technology IL$82,546$111,515$101,496
The University of Alabama AL$78,273$110,931$61,500
Washington and Lee University VA$95,999$110,606$107,460
American University DC$83,340$109,523$139,660
University of Colorado Boulder CO$81,315$109,411$109,461
New York Law School NY$81,564$109,122$130,391
Southwestern Law School CA$80,899$108,350$182,531
South Texas College of Law Houston TX$85,930$108,296$153,711
University of Nevada-Las Vegas NV$87,225$108,006$88,437
University of Iowa IA$75,708$107,273$89,700
DePaul University IL$77,411$107,264$112,800
Case Western Reserve University OH$76,918$105,964$111,430
Texas A&M University-College Station TX$83,466$105,673$61,500
Seattle University WA$78,978$105,471$131,096
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College LA$70,394$103,602$75,535
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville TN$76,631$103,272$61,500
University of Denver CO$80,504$103,145$144,294
Hofstra University NY$79,539$102,901$150,600
Indiana University-Indianapolis IN$74,742$101,372—
University of North Texas at Dallas TX$77,455$101,120$81,715
University of Richmond VA$74,189$101,062$123,875
California Western School of Law CA$75,591$100,889$203,511
University of Oregon OR$76,897$100,801$120,050
Texas Tech University TX$82,319$100,716$73,856
University of Wisconsin-Madison WI$75,958$100,715$61,500
Willamette University OR$75,273$100,524$175,192
Quinnipiac University CT$80,721$100,096$108,049
Florida State University FL$70,457$98,060$62,235
Syracuse University NY$72,221$97,648$110,960
Wayne State University MI$79,518$96,763$61,500
Nova Southeastern University FL$67,124$96,470$167,112
Stetson University FL$71,126$96,451$135,596
Michigan State University MI$73,787$96,342$86,596
Golden Gate University CA$67,023$96,079$176,619
Drexel University PA$72,824$95,933$105,404
University of Baltimore MD—$95,849—
University of Kansas KS$76,192$94,898$61,500
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus PA$78,295$94,797$77,415
New England Law-Boston MA$71,910$94,232$106,322
University of South Carolina-Columbia SC$69,399$93,806$92,996
University of Detroit Mercy MI$72,280$93,055$133,058
Saint Louis University MO$76,005$93,029$94,722
San Joaquin College of Law CA$68,121$93,023$129,171
University of Missouri-Kansas City MO$65,850$92,296$95,146
University of Mississippi MS$69,218$92,069$61,500
Mitchell Hamline School of Law MN$74,343$91,497$111,530
Cleveland State University OH$71,413$91,229$77,500
Ave Maria School of Law FL$64,701$91,005$122,609
Roger Williams University RI$63,199$90,866$120,892
Roger Williams University School of Law RI$63,199$90,866$120,892
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA$73,461$90,775$65,500
University of Nebraska-Lincoln NE$74,327$90,759$65,500
University of the District of Columbia DC$65,525$90,325$120,008
University of North Dakota ND$68,231$90,309$69,233
University of St Thomas MN$74,234$89,706$85,416
Campbell University NC$65,790$89,637$151,122
University of Hawaii at Manoa HI$72,974$89,520$85,099
University of Arkansas AR$63,636$88,977$61,500
University of San Francisco CA$88,852—$176,640
Gonzaga University WA$73,282$88,461$116,869
Thomas Jefferson School of Law CA$61,550$87,982$203,389
Drake University IA$70,385$87,375$92,317
St. Mary's University TX$72,309$87,375$137,961
CUNY School of Law NY$76,740$87,345$89,348
Touro University NY$71,252$86,767$133,683
Creighton University NE$68,601$86,665$154,760
The University of Montana MT$69,935$86,640$90,402
University of Kentucky KY$65,090$86,420$82,963
University of Missouri-Columbia MO$70,904$86,349$62,421
University of Tulsa OK$62,809$86,293$111,803
Taft University System CO$75,859$85,612$61,500
University at Buffalo NY$77,356$85,126$61,500
Marquette University WI$71,236$85,116$125,500
University of Toledo OH$61,910$85,086$67,925
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus OH$73,209$85,043$63,231
Capital University OH$64,345$85,015$105,027
Purdue University Global IN$90,599$84,403$81,822
University of Southern Maine ME$66,803$83,912$62,244
Widener University PA$63,586$83,799$108,931
Washburn University KS$65,433$83,608$73,142
North Carolina Central University NC$61,944$83,361$122,897
University of South Dakota SD$66,227$83,195—
Tulane University of Louisiana LA$82,387—$139,236
Regent University VA$66,818$82,360$80,315
Elon University NC$65,187$82,321$118,973
Barry University FL$59,656$82,024$179,498
Duquesne University PA$67,873$82,014$82,736
University of Idaho ID$67,309$81,744$108,425
University of Wyoming WY$67,904$81,644$92,542
University of Memphis TN$61,864$81,169$94,721
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University FL$62,774$81,144$102,642
University of Louisville KY$63,572$80,728$84,706
Atlanta's John Marshall Law School GA$71,780$80,422$167,323
University of Akron Main Campus OH$64,790$79,750$61,500
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale IL$57,063$79,658$74,106
West Virginia University WV$65,672$78,497$73,909
Northern Illinois University IL$61,696$78,459$83,496
University of Arkansas at Little Rock AR$60,568$78,317$95,010
The Colleges of Law at Ventura CA$88,273$78,136$91,538
The Colleges of Law at Santa Barbara CA$88,273$78,136$91,538
Vermont Law and Graduate School VT$60,786$77,550$117,714
Northern Kentucky University KY$61,985$74,937$106,454
University of Arizona AZ$74,758—$64,975
Westcliff University CA$74,642—$111,130
Thomas M Cooley Law School MI$55,916$74,147$160,093
Oklahoma City University OK$59,395$74,062$152,856
Pace University NY$73,747—$82,000
Lincoln Memorial University TN$56,845$73,596$135,978
Charleston School of Law SC$64,448$73,362$132,332
Mississippi Christian University MS$59,311$70,352$145,260
Trinity Law School CA$49,016$69,932$159,412
Trinity International University-Illinois IL$49,016$69,932$159,412
Ohio Northern University OH$60,353$69,823$61,500
Faulkner University AL—$68,740$112,786
Southern University and A & M College LA$53,279$67,462$127,635
Southern University Law Center LA$53,279$67,462$127,635
Texas Southern University TX$66,184—$119,956
Appalachian School of Law VA$51,736$65,332—
Alliant International University-San Diego CA$58,290——
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-School of Law PR$33,923$53,462$103,157
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce PR$30,323$39,634$116,756