Education & Training
Law
What can you do with this education or training? Here are the careers it prepares you for, what graduates typically earn and owe, and how many colleges offer it.
Careers this leads to
- Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers Doctoral or professional degree
- Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators Master's degree
- Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates Doctoral or professional degree
- Judicial Law Clerks Doctoral or professional degree
- Law Teachers, Postsecondary Doctoral or professional degree
- Lawyers Doctoral or professional degree
Pay and debt by degree
| Degree or certificate | Yearly pay 1 year after finishing | Yearly pay 4 years after finishing | Typical debt | Colleges offering it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bachelor's degree | — | — | — | 4 |
| Master's degree | $69,606 | $77,880 | $56,616 | 18 |
| Doctoral degree | $72,623 | $100,168 | $106,558 | 47 |
| Professional degree | $76,005 | $99,078 | $111,029 | 220 |
Median earnings of graduates who got federal student aid, and median federal loan debt at graduation, typical across U.S. colleges. Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education. Each college can differ a lot: take the quiz to see colleges near you.