Certificate (1-2 years)+26% vs national median289 grads tracked
Legal Professions and Studies at SUNY Westchester Community College
Ranked 1st of 41 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Legal Professions and Studies by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$55,194
middle 50%: $42,724 – $73,336
Median · 5 years out
$72,448
middle 50%: $52,311 – $93,187
Median · 10 years out
$79,495
middle 50%: $51,694 – $95,918
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Legal Professions and Studies (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
SUNY Westchester Community College ranks 1st among peers in Legal Professions. Graduates earn a median $55,194 in their first year and $79,495 after a decade.
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
5.6 yrs
≈ $6,206 total interest
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Portland Community College
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$58,609 · 5 yrs out
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