What Law grads make

Every university with official Census earnings for this field, ranked by 5-year median salary.

Doctoral (Professional)

national median $105,660 · 5 yrs

#	University	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	vs national
1	University of VirginiaVA	$195,557	$222,735	$218,670	+111%
2	University of MichiganMI	$166,571	$205,113	$198,759	+94%
3	University of Texas at AustinTX	$159,808	$179,117	$186,006	+70%
4	University of HoustonTX	$102,952	$145,471	$176,406	+38%
5	George Mason UniversityVA	$87,885	$134,767	$169,075	+28%
6	University of ConnecticutCT	$85,436	$129,123	—	+22%
7	University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignIL	$88,294	$125,106	$156,159	+18%
8	College of William & MaryVA	$86,080	$124,141	$155,425	+17%
9	Washington and Lee UniversityVA	$66,918	$120,727	$161,041	+14%
10	University of North Carolina - Chapel HillNC	$81,633	$120,157	$142,476	+14%
11	University of Minnesota - Twin CitiesMN	$78,310	$120,045	$153,061	+14%
12	Loyola University ChicagoIL	$79,313	$116,612	$151,514	+10%
13	University of GeorgiaGA	$79,298	$115,996	$135,776	+10%
14	Arizona State UniversityAZ	$76,941	$115,790	$140,189	+10%
15	Ohio State University (The)OH	$80,130	$112,514	$135,852	+6%
16	University of IowaIA	$76,992	$112,327	$135,924	+6%
17	Georgia State UniversityGA	$79,722	$111,975	$132,473	+6%
18	Indiana University - BloomingtonIN	$76,936	$110,151	$130,032	+4%
19	University of AlabamaAL	$71,992	$108,063	$127,323	+2%
20	University of UtahUT	$75,981	$106,769	—	+1%
21	Texas Tech UniversityTX	$75,744	$106,454	$127,098	+1%
22	Quinnipiac UniversityCT	$68,159	$106,347	—	+1%
23	DePaul UniversityIL	$72,650	$105,660	$130,218	0%
24	Texas A&M UniversityTX	$75,080	$105,145	—	0%
25	University of RichmondVA	$69,268	$104,888	$138,294	-1%
26	University of Colorado BoulderCO	$73,884	$104,453	$124,749	-1%
27	University of Arizona (The)AZ	$70,736	$104,035	$130,133	-2%
28	Louisiana State University & Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeLA	$71,731	$102,370	$121,588	-3%
29	University of Wisconsin - MadisonWI	$72,570	$101,993	$126,158	-3%
30	University of OklahomaOK	$68,541	$101,158	—	-4%
31	University of South Carolina - ColumbiaSC	$65,911	$99,491	$116,006	-6%
32	University of CincinnatiOH	$69,314	$98,184	$112,701	-7%
33	Pennsylvania State University (The)PA	$60,837	$97,992	$137,412	-7%
34	State University of New York at BuffaloNY	$68,193	$97,870	$119,707	-7%
35	University of OregonOR	$65,548	$97,775	$122,180	-7%
36	Pennsylvania State University (The) - Dickinson LawPA	$66,006	$96,073	$123,749	-9%
37	University of Hawaii at ManoaHI	$73,518	$94,920	$108,001	-10%
38	West Virginia UniversityWV	$66,962	$94,295	$105,874	-11%
39	University of Missouri - ColumbiaMO	$61,242	$93,572	$118,460	-11%
40	University of Saint ThomasMN	$65,058	$93,480	$119,554	-12%
41	University of the District of ColumbiaDC	$61,332	$93,251	—	-12%
42	Indiana University - Purdue University IndianapolisIN	$69,831	$92,900	$111,034	-12%
43	Cleveland State UniversityOH	$64,994	$91,213	$109,309	-14%
44	University of Akron (The)OH	$61,749	$90,891	$108,538	-14%
45	University of WyomingWY	$66,425	$89,569	$102,435	-15%
46	CUNY School of LawNY	$65,414	$89,395	$106,678	-15%
47	Hamline UniversityMN	$60,577	$88,688	$115,305	-16%
48	University of Missouri - Kansas CityMO	$60,791	$87,145	$111,686	-18%
49	University of Montana (The)MT	$62,203	$86,391	$100,038	-18%
50	Regent UniversityVA	$56,176	$83,869	$97,680	-21%
51	University of ToledoOH	$58,223	$83,626	$101,526	-21%
52	Southern Illinois University at CarbondaleIL	$58,121	$83,292	$100,241	-21%
53	University of South DakotaSD	$61,940	$83,134	$97,219	-21%
54	University of Southern MaineME	$62,609	$82,959	$102,295	-21%
55	Northern Illinois UniversityIL	$59,440	$82,932	$100,375	-22%
56	Texas Southern UniversityTX	$55,098	$81,945	$94,078	-22%
57	University of Massachusetts - DartmouthMA	$56,577	$81,671	—	-23%
58	North Carolina Central UniversityNC	$55,131	$79,620	$93,428	-25%
59	Valparaiso UniversityIN	$54,338	$79,389	—	-25%
60	Liberty UniversityVA	$56,324	$77,901	$91,385	-26%
61	Southern University and Agricultural & Mechanical Colg at Baton RougeLA	$49,568	$73,066	$82,708	-31%
62	University of Illinois ChicagoIL	$84,962	—	—	—
63	University of North Texas at DallasTX	$77,373	—	—	—
64	Pennsylvania State University (The) - HarrisburgPA	$72,095	—	—	—