Associate+11% vs national median263 grads tracked
Legal Professions and Studies at Lone Star College System
Ranked 22nd of 145 associate programs in Legal Professions and Studies by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$43,126
middle 50%: $32,525 – $55,228
Median · 5 years out
$53,407
middle 50%: $38,082 – $69,457
Median · 10 years out
$60,696
middle 50%: $45,582 – $81,482
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
Legal Studies graduates at Lone Star College System earn a median $43k in their first year. Five-year earnings for this degree reach $53k.
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
7.6 yrs
≈ $8,552 total interest
Same major at other universities
Inver Hills Community College
$55,055 · 5 yrs out
San Jacinto Community College District
$54,836 · 5 yrs out
Arapahoe Community College
$54,723 · 5 yrs out
Clayton State University
$54,589 · 5 yrs out
Houston Community College
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
New York City College of Technology of the City University of New York
$53,853 · 5 yrs out
University of North Georgia
$53,384 · 5 yrs out
Middlesex Community College
$53,343 · 5 yrs out
Rockland Community College
$53,202 · 5 yrs out
Front Range Community College
$52,839 · 5 yrs out
Suffolk County Community College
$52,584 · 5 yrs out
Des Moines Area Community College
$52,569 · 5 yrs out
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