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Associate+1% vs national median244 grads tracked

Legal Professions and Studies at Metropolitan Community College

Ranked 54th of 145 associate programs in Legal Professions and Studies by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$39,085
middle 50%: $29,587 – $49,118
Median · 5 years out
$48,487
middle 50%: $33,976 – $64,297
Median · 10 years out
$50,615
middle 50%: $38,279 – $68,363

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Legal Professions and Studies (associate) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Metropolitan Community College's associate program in Legal Professions and Studies earn a median $39,085 one year after graduating, rising to $50,615 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 1% above the national median of $48,227 for this field, ranking 54th of 145 reporting programs.

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
8.7 yrs
≈ $9,733 total interest

Same major at other universities

CUNY LaGuardia Community College
$49,316 · 5 yrs out
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College
$49,233 · 5 yrs out
Amarillo College
$49,118 · 5 yrs out
Lee College
$49,035 · 5 yrs out
Del Mar College
$49,000 · 5 yrs out
Midland College
$48,829 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Western Community College
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
Laramie County Community College
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
Columbus State Community College
$48,270 · 5 yrs out
Naugatuck Valley Community College
$48,227 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College
$47,773 · 5 yrs out
South Central College
$47,705 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Metropolitan Community College

Engineering, General (Associate)
$76,913 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$75,872 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$75,689 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$74,055 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Associate)
$72,057 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$71,212 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$71,212 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$70,337 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$68,298 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$67,204 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$66,850 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$66,726 · 5 yrs out

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