Master's · Legal Professions and Studies

Legal Professions and Studies, Other (Master's): earnings by school

15 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$77,992
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$84,800
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$49,323
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 10 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $72,016 and $100,322. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
New York University NY—$254,326—
Seton Hall University NJ$152,718—$49,323
University of California-Los Angeles CA$142,282—$77,000
Northwestern University IL$88,532$102,193$60,859
Tulane University of Louisiana LA$124,319$100,322$36,000
Drake University IA$95,134——
University of Nevada-Reno NV—$88,763—
Stevenson University MD—$87,877—
University of Baltimore MD—$81,722—
Montclair State University NJ—$72,288$20,675
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ$57,555$72,016$47,512
Fordham University NY$67,453—$78,236
Yeshiva University NY$33,284$65,895$52,750
Regent University VA$60,649$65,794$41,000
Pennsylvania Western University PA$64,351——