Bachelor's+17% vs national median520 grads tracked
Legal Professions and Studies at University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Ranked 6th of 44 bachelor's programs in Legal Professions and Studies by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$43,777
middle 50%: $31,171 – $57,199
Median · 5 years out
$72,299
middle 50%: $52,842 – $96,367
Median · 10 years out
$91,143
middle 50%: $69,033 – $138,999
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Legal Professions and Studies (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Legal studies graduates from UMass Amherst earn $44k in year one. Median salaries reach $91k by the tenth year.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
6.1 yrs
≈ $7,119 total interest
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$78,372 · 5 yrs out
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$76,701 · 5 yrs out
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$72,585 · 5 yrs out
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$72,585 · 5 yrs out
University of Arizona (The)
$71,605 · 5 yrs out
Illinois State University
$70,527 · 5 yrs out
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$67,307 · 5 yrs out
University of New Haven
$67,138 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston - Clear Lake
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
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$65,878 · 5 yrs out
James Madison University
$64,707 · 5 yrs out
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