Law Schools Ranked by Average Salary for Graduates in the Private Sector
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Why do some law schools have rounded salary figures (i.e.$68,000) while others have exact salaries?
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| Rank | Law School | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 49 (tie) |
University of
Utah
|
$68,000 |
| 49 (tie) |
University of South Carolina
|
68,000 |
| 49 (tie) |
Florida
State University
|
68,000 |
| 50 |
Cleveland State
University
|
67,584 |
| 51 (tie) | St. Mary's University | 67,500 |
| 51 (tie) |
Seattle
University
|
67,500 |
| 52 |
Creighton University
|
67,090 |
| 53 | University of Mississippi | 66,500 |
| 54 (tie) |
University
of Oklahoma
|
65,000 |
| 54 (tie) |
University of
Denver
|
65,000 |
| 54 (tie) |
University of
Baltimore
|
65,000 |
| 54 (tie) |
Saint
Louis University
|
65,000 |
| 54 (tie) |
Mississippi College
|
65,000 |
| 54 (tie) |
Louisiana State University
|
65,000 |
| 54 (tie) | Lewis and Clark | 65,000 |
| 54 (tie) | 65,000 | |
| 54 (tie) |
DePaul University
|
65,000 |
| 54 (tie) |
City
University of New York
|
65,000 |
| 54 (tie) | 65,000 | |
| 55 |
William Mitchell College of Law
|
63,611 |
| 56 | The State University of New York (Buffalo) | 63,500 |
| 57 |
Penn State University
|
63,000 |
| 58 (tie) |
University of Detroit
|
62,500 |
| 58 (tie) |
Touro
College
|
62,500 |
| 58 (tie) |
Samford University
|
62,500 |
| 60 (tie) |
University of Oregon
|
62,000 |
| 60 (tie) |
Texas
Wesleyan University
|
62,000 |
| 61 |
University of District of Columbia
|
61,876 |
| 62 | 60,500 | |
| 63 (tie) | 60,000 | |
| 63 (tie) |
Wayne State University
|
60,000 |
| 63 (tie) | University of Maine | 60,000 |
Rank 49 - 63
| Rank | Law School | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 63 (tie) | St. Thomas University | $60,000 |
| 63 (tie) |
Quinnipiac University
|
60,000 |
| 63 (tie) |
Ohio
Northern University
|
60,000 |
| 63 (tie) |
Michigan State University
|
60,000 |
| 63 (tie) |
Indiana University (Indianapolis)
|
60,000 |
| 63 (tie) | 60,000 | |
| 63 (tie) |
Duquesne University
|
60,000 |
| 64 | Capital University | 59,849 |
| 65 |
Marquette
University
|
58,500 |
| 66 |
Ave Maria School of Law
|
58,000 |
| 67 |
University of
Toledo
|
57,700 |
| 68 | 57,275 | |
| 69 |
Valaparaiso
University
|
57,000 |
| 70 |
University
of
Nebraska
|
56,690 |
| 71 | University of Missouri | 56,655 |
| 72 |
University of Memphis
|
56,519 |
| 73 |
University of
Dayton
|
55,892 |
| 74 |
North
Illinois University
|
55,023 |
| 75 (tie) |
University of Louisville
|
55,000 |
| 75 (tie) |
University of Kansas
|
55,000 |
| 75 (tie) | Roger Williams University | 55,000 |
| 75 (tie) | 55,000 | |
| 75 (tie) |
Gonzaga
University
|
55,000 |
| 75 (tie) |
Campbell
University
|
55,000 |
| 75 (tie) |
Albany Law School of Union University
|
55,000 |
| 76 |
Liberty
University*
|
54,683 |
| 77 |
Drake University
|
54,250 |
| 78 (tie) |
Western State University
|
54,000 |
| 78 (tie) |
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
|
54,000 |
| 79 |
Hamline
University
|
53,079 |
| 80 |
University of New Mexico
|
53,000 |
| 81 | West Virginia University | 52,500 |
Rank 63 - 81
| Rank | Law School | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 82 | Western New England College | $52,450 |
| 83 |
University of Arkansas
(Little Rock)
|
52,200 |
| 84 (tie) |
University
of St. Thomas (Minneapolis)
|
52,000 |
| 84 (tie) |
Thomas M. Cooley Law School
|
52,000 |
| 84 (tie) |
Northern Kentucky University
|
52,000 |
| 85 |
Washburn
University
|
51,000 |
| 86 (tie) |
Williamette University
|
50,000 |
| 86 (tie) |
Vermont
Law School
|
50,000 |
| 86 (tie) |
University of Missouri
(Kansas City)
|
50,000 |
| 86 (tie) |
University of Arkansas (Fayetteville)
|
50,000 |
| 86 (tie) |
Regent
University
|
50,000 |
| 86 (tie) |
Oklahoma
City University
|
50,000 |
| 86 (tie) | 50,000 | |
| 87 | 48,500 | |
| 88 | University of Wyoming | 47,250 |
| 89 |
University of
Tulsa
|
46,500 |
| 90 |
Southern Illinois School of Law
|
46,250 |
| 91 |
University
of
Montana
|
45,000 |
| 92 (tie) |
University of
South Dakota
|
44,500 |
| 92 (tie) |
University of Kentucky
|
44,500 |
| 93 |
University of
Idaho
|
44,000 |
| 94 |
University
of
North Dakota
|
42,500 |
| 95 |
Appalachian
School of Law
|
41,600 |
| N/A |
Atlanta's John Marshall Law School*
|
Not Available |
| N/A |
Charleston
School of Law
|
Not
Available
|
| N/A |
Drexel
University*
|
Not
Available
|
| N/A |
Faulkner University
|
Not
Available
|
| N/A |
Florida A&M
University
|
Not
Available
|
| N/A |
Inter American University (PR)
|
Not
Available
|
| N/A |
Not
Available
| |
| N/A |
North
Carolina
Central University
|
Not
Available
|
| N/A |
Phoenix
School of Law
|
Not
Available
|
Rank 82 - 95
The law schools self report salary numbers and thus are free to round the numbers. Obviously some law schools are rounding their numbers while others are reporting exact figures.
| Rank | Law School | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| N/A | Pontifical Catholic University (PR) |
Not
Available
|
| N/A |
University of
La Verne
|
Not
Available
|
| N/A |
University
of
Puerto Rico
|
Not
Available
|
* denotes provisional ABA accreditation
