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Bachelor's · Legal Professions and Studies

Non-Professional Legal Studies (Bachelor's): earnings by school

45 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$44,185
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$63,607
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$21,000
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 36 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $57,108 and $70,845. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Bentley University MA$78,138$148,087—
University of Miami FL—$99,836$18,875
Quinnipiac University CT$35,294$74,835$24,187
University of the District of Columbia DC$41,138$74,158$28,750
American University DC$57,941$72,792$21,375
Michigan State University MI$40,123$72,414$18,120
University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA$48,780$71,042$15,827
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus WA$48,780$71,042$15,827
University of Maryland Global Campus MD$56,595$70,845$22,000
University of California-Berkeley CA$51,139$70,636$12,812
Suffolk University MA$51,539$70,274$27,000
University of Wisconsin-Madison WI$42,529$70,123$17,499
University of Massachusetts-Amherst MA$32,323$69,269$21,500
University of La Verne CA—$66,373—
University of California-Santa Cruz CA$41,760$66,244$13,803
Hamline University MN$46,377$65,460$24,525
St. John's University-New York NY$43,920$65,316$20,000
University of Denver CO—$63,727$20,000
Siena University NY$44,335$63,487$21,500
American Public University System WV$55,769$61,532$26,325
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ$43,551$61,356$18,500
Arizona State University Digital Immersion AZ$43,551$61,356$18,500
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA$53,147$60,745$25,000
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus PA$53,147$60,745$25,000
University of New Haven CT—$60,438—
University of Central Florida FL$41,729$59,715$17,625
Central Michigan University MI—$57,108—
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice NY$42,707$57,073$10,875
St. John Fisher University NY—$54,899$20,500
Tulane University of Louisiana LA$54,578——
Bellevue University NE$44,026$54,320$25,000
Liberty University VA$53,846—$22,165
Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale FL$44,490$53,101$51,281
Post University CT$46,345$51,731$43,162
Mercy University NY$41,535$51,161$21,375
Bay Path University MA—$48,575—
Northeastern State University OK$47,430——
Crestpoint University AZ$45,487$46,114$39,821
Drake University IA$44,185—$20,500
University of Massachusetts Global CA$43,901——
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus PA$41,769——
Morehead State University KY—$40,990—
The University of Texas at San Antonio TX$39,113—$20,500
William Paterson University of New Jersey NJ$37,512—$21,000
University at Buffalo NY$30,467—$20,381