Associate's · Legal Professions and Studies

Legal Support Services (Associate's): earnings by school

119 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$42,131
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$45,714
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 106 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $41,460 and $51,646. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
South Coast College CA$49,732$66,628—
Nassau Community College NY$46,890$64,127$11,500
Plaza College NY$37,203$62,067$24,248
Oakland Community College MI$48,897$60,091—
Portland Community College OR—$60,004—
Seminole State College of Florida FL$46,344$59,641—
Mt San Antonio College CA$54,257$58,863—
Austin Community College District TX$47,135$58,598$22,910
College of Southern Nevada NV$47,074$58,446—
Community College of Philadelphia PA—$58,398—
MTI College CA$47,967$58,367$13,704
Fremont University CA$49,223$57,539$20,000
Des Moines Area Community College IA$46,625$56,924—
Hillsborough College FL$43,672$56,823$14,788
Miami Dade College FL$41,303$56,521—
Inver Hills Community College MN—$55,256—
Northern Virginia Community College VA$56,751$53,989$19,500
Tacoma Community College WA—$53,304—
Edmonds College WA—$53,288—
Arapahoe Community College CO$60,533$53,181—
Front Range Community College CO$41,318$53,030—
Southwestern Illinois College IL$46,732$53,017—
City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College IL$45,894$52,837—
North Hennepin Community College MN$53,459$52,554—
Valencia College FL$47,496$51,929$13,188
Liberty University VA$40,597$51,877$16,500
Saint Louis Community College MO$38,714$51,646—
Roger Williams University RI$47,841$51,534—
Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City MO$51,439——
Palm Beach State College FL$45,254$51,314—
Phoenix College AZ$47,822$51,047$10,750
Anoka Technical College MN$41,284$50,480—
Cuyahoga Community College District OH—$50,360—
San Diego Miramar College CA$50,334——
Florida State College at Jacksonville FL$49,948—$14,685
Dallas College TX$46,619$49,117$9,328
CUNY LaGuardia Community College NY$22,665$48,948—
Broward College FL$46,469$48,911$6,750
Generations College IL—$48,423—
Crestpoint University AZ$44,784$48,417$18,718
Nashville State Community College TN$47,787——
Sullivan University KY—$47,418—
Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale FL$41,127$47,220$24,602
Midlands Technical College SC—$46,996—
Nunez Community College LA—$46,503—
Truckee Meadows Community College NV$46,389——
Tarrant County College District TX—$46,074—
St Petersburg College FL—$45,987—
Delaware Technical Community College-Terry DE—$45,904—
Tidewater Community College VA—$45,823—
Rasmussen University-Florida FL$43,136$45,751$23,472
Rasmussen University-Minnesota MN$43,136$45,751$23,472
Rasmussen University-North Dakota ND$43,136$45,751$23,472
Rasmussen University-Illinois IL$43,136$45,751$23,472
Rasmussen University-Wisconsin WI$43,136$45,751$23,472
Rasmussen University-Kansas KS$43,136$45,751$23,472
Herzing University-Birmingham AL$42,131$45,714$21,000
Herzing University-Atlanta GA$42,131$45,714$21,000
Herzing University-Minneapolis MN$42,131$45,714$21,000
Herzing University-Akron OH$42,131$45,714$21,000
Herzing University-Madison WI$42,131$45,714$21,000
Herzing University-Orlando FL$42,131$45,714$21,000
Herzing University-New Orleans LA$42,131$45,714$21,000
Herzing University-Kenosha WI$42,131$45,714$21,000
Herzing University-Brookfield WI$42,131$45,714$21,000
IBMC College CO$46,401$45,636—
South Puget Sound Community College WA—$45,368—
Kirkwood Community College IA$42,923$45,129$17,377
Northwest Career College NV$42,268$45,124$19,001
Madison Area Technical College WI—$44,946—
Columbus State Community College OH$45,204$44,915—
Blinn College District TX$43,460$44,822—
San Jacinto Community College TX$42,130$44,805—
Brookdale Community College NJ—$44,721—
Harrisburg Area Community College PA$41,406$43,996—
Lewis and Clark Community College IL$40,921$43,909—
Florida SouthWestern State College FL—$43,758—
Central Piedmont Community College NC$41,264$43,452—
National American University-Rapid City SD—$43,288—
Pima Community College AZ$38,904$43,049—
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College VA$44,475$42,660—
Community College of Allegheny County PA$36,908$42,345—
Baton Rouge Community College LA—$42,298—
Erie Community College NY—$42,014—
Tallahassee State College FL$41,897——
Trident Technical College SC$41,894——
Rose State College OK$41,787——
Pikes Peak State College CO—$41,460—
Roosevelt University IL—$41,138—
Purdue University Global IN$42,459$41,127$27,138
Greenville Technical College SC$39,755$40,785—
Stautzenberger College-Maumee OH—$40,593—
Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College IL—$40,593—
Savannah Technical College GA$40,589——
Bryan University AZ$36,577$40,435$20,000
Bryant & Stratton College-Albany NY$40,499$40,003$22,150
Bryant & Stratton College-Syracuse North NY$40,499$40,003$22,150
Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo NY$40,499$40,003$22,150
Bryant & Stratton College-Greece NY$40,499$40,003$22,150
Bryant & Stratton College-Parma OH$40,499$40,003$22,150
Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach VA$40,499$40,003$22,150
Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa WI$40,499$40,003$22,150
Bryant & Stratton College-Online NY$40,499$40,003$22,150
Ivy Tech Community College IN$39,054$39,884$10,272
York Technical College SC$39,486——
American Public University System WV—$39,259$21,144
Horry-Georgetown Technical College SC$39,156——
Center for Advanced Legal Studies TX$39,917$38,920$20,000
West Virginia Junior College-Morgantown WV$32,298$38,815—
Indian River State College FL—$38,297—
Vet Tech Institute of Indiana IN—$37,491—
Gwinnett College GA—$36,246—
Western Piedmont Community College NC$36,184——
Metropolitan Community College Area NE—$36,162—
Davidson-Davie Community College NC—$36,138—
Eastern Florida State College FL—$33,748—
South University-Savannah GA—$33,578$28,253
South University-Savannah Online GA—$33,578$28,253
Hinds Community College MS$22,065—$18,160