Non-Professional Legal Studies

4,209 students earn a non-professional legal studies credential each year across 206 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.

Typical earnings, 1 year out: $39,558
Typical earnings, 5 years out: $62,408

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Bachelor's programs — top 100 of 133 colleges by graduate earnings

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Bentley UniversityWaltham, Massachusetts—$72,8831 year out—$27,000 2University of Maryland Global CampusAdelphi, Maryland119$54,3041 year out$82,406$31,017 3Pennsylvania State University-World CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania20$53,2371 year out$57,765$37,500 4Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania—$53,2371 year out$57,765$37,500 5Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio—$51,2311 year out$66,038$22,938 6University of MiamiCoral Gables, Florida49$49,6241 year out$103,274$15,500 7University of La VerneLa Verne, California13$49,0041 year out$61,433$30,370 8American Public University SystemCharles Town, West Virginia71$46,1091 year out$60,106$41,008 9American UniversityWashington, District of Columbia31$45,7901 year out$101,273$24,375 10Bellevue UniversityBellevue, Nebraska29$44,8391 year out—$37,250 11Suffolk UniversityBoston, Massachusetts80$44,3541 year out$56,271$27,000 12University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California234$43,8861 year out$78,127$13,723 13University of the District of ColumbiaWashington, District of Columbia18$43,7781 year out$61,910$40,750 14Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona79$42,2281 year out$61,817$24,386 15Arizona State University Digital ImmersionScottsdale, Arizona44$42,2281 year out$61,817$24,386 16University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin126$41,1441 year out$65,938$20,980 17Hamline UniversitySaint Paul, Minnesota20$40,0591 year out$65,092$23,250 18Post UniversityWaterbury, Connecticut32$39,8381 year out$39,759$51,000 19University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington105$39,5581 year out$74,073$17,383 20University of Washington-Tacoma CampusTacoma, Washington36$39,5581 year out$74,073$17,383 21Quinnipiac UniversityHamden, Connecticut19$39,1621 year out—$27,000 22Mercy UniversityDobbs Ferry, New York8$38,5791 year out$57,163$29,250 23University of DenverDenver, Colorado30$38,4321 year out$60,082$21,142 24University of MississippiUniversity, Mississippi24$38,3871 year out—$25,750 25University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, California126$36,9411 year out$62,817$18,416 26University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts112$36,1811 year out$67,417$23,000 27Crestpoint UniversityPhoenix, Arizona41$35,7641 year out$50,162$53,118 28Bay Path UniversityLongmeadow, Massachusetts4$34,7171 year out—$27,491 29University of Central FloridaOrlando, Florida257$34,4081 year out—$21,422 30Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan114$33,7521 year out$63,933$24,753 31Lipscomb UniversityNashville, Tennessee17$32,9671 year out$66,804$24,500 32CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew York, New York150$32,6491 year out$58,557$9,500 33Siena UniversityLoudonville, New York—$32,4351 year out$72,921$27,000 34William Paterson University of New JerseyWayne, New Jersey7$30,3261 year out$51,578—35Keiser University-Ft LauderdaleFort Lauderdale, Florida26$30,1491 year out$53,515$53,949 36St. John's University-New YorkQueens, New York105$29,3071 year out$62,408$26,030 37Morehead State UniversityMorehead, Kentucky18$28,5041 year out—$26,230 38Liberty UniversityLynchburg, Virginia152$27,6371 year out—$26,656 39The University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas64$23,0171 year out—$21,500 40University at BuffaloBuffalo, New York74—1 year out——41United States Military AcademyWest Point, New York55—1 year out——42Auburn UniversityAuburn, Alabama50—1 year out——43Drake UniversityDes Moines, Iowa38—1 year out——44United States Air Force AcademyUSAF Academy, Colorado32—1 year out——45Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Tennessee22—1 year out——46Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois21—1 year out——47University of BaltimoreBaltimore, Maryland20—1 year out——48St. John Fisher UniversityRochester, New York19—1 year out——49Ramapo College of New JerseyMahwah, New Jersey17—1 year out——50National UniversitySan Diego, California16—1 year out——51University of Illinois SpringfieldSpringfield, Illinois16—1 year out——52University of Wisconsin-SuperiorSuperior, Wisconsin16—1 year out——53University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania15—1 year out——54Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania15—1 year out——55Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-PoncePonce, Puerto Rico15—1 year out——56University of KansasLawrence, Kansas14—1 year out——57Dickinson CollegeCarlisle, Pennsylvania14—1 year out——58Utah State UniversityLogan, Utah14—1 year out——59Nova Southeastern UniversityFort Lauderdale, Florida13—1 year out$59,450—60University of Central OklahomaEdmond, Oklahoma12—1 year out$64,420—61Belmont UniversityNashville, Tennessee12—1 year out——62Western New England UniversitySpringfield, Massachusetts11—1 year out——63Ithaca CollegeIthaca, New York11—1 year out——64SUNY at Purchase CollegePurchase, New York11—1 year out——65Southeastern UniversityLakeland, Florida10—1 year out——66Northeastern State UniversityTahlequah, Oklahoma10—1 year out——67Samford UniversityBirmingham, Alabama9—1 year out——68Central Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant, Michigan9—1 year out$69,066—69Rutgers University-NewarkNewark, New Jersey9—1 year out——70University of Massachusetts GlobalAliso Viejo, California9—1 year out——71University of Alaska AnchorageAnchorage, Alaska8—1 year out——72Goldey-Beacom CollegeWilmington, Delaware8—1 year out——73Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans, Louisiana8—1 year out——74Bethany Lutheran CollegeMankato, Minnesota8—1 year out——75Webster UniversitySaint Louis, Missouri8—1 year out$55,982—76Husson UniversityBangor, Maine8—1 year out——77Barry UniversityMiami, Florida7—1 year out——78Dominican UniversityRiver Forest, Illinois7—1 year out——79Champlain CollegeBurlington, Vermont7—1 year out——80Northeastern University Professional ProgramsBoston, Massachusetts7—1 year out——81University of New HavenWest Haven, Connecticut6—1 year out$77,792—82Palm Beach Atlantic UniversityWest Palm Beach, Florida6—1 year out——83Northern Kentucky UniversityHighland Heights, Kentucky6—1 year out——84Lasell UniversityNewton, Massachusetts6—1 year out——85Keene State CollegeKeene, New Hampshire6—1 year out——86Ohio Wesleyan UniversityDelaware, Ohio6—1 year out——87East Central UniversityAda, Oklahoma6—1 year out——88Houston Christian UniversityHouston, Texas6—1 year out——89Tarleton State UniversityStephenville, Texas6—1 year out——90Thomas More UniversityCrestview Hills, Kentucky5—1 year out——91The University of FindlayFindlay, Ohio5—1 year out——92Linfield UniversityMcMinnville, Oregon5—1 year out——93Paul Quinn CollegeDallas, Texas5—1 year out——94Buena Vista UniversityStorm Lake, Iowa4—1 year out——95South CollegeKnoxville, Tennessee4—1 year out——96University of Wisconsin-WhitewaterWhitewater, Wisconsin4—1 year out——97Florida National University-Main CampusHialeah, Florida4—1 year out——98Faulkner UniversityMontgomery, Alabama3—1 year out——99Mississippi Valley State UniversityItta Bena, Mississippi3—1 year out——100State University of New York at PlattsburghPlattsburgh, New York3—1 year out——

Associate programs — 58 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Ivy Tech Community CollegeIndianapolis, Indiana50—1 year out—$22,831 2Mississippi Gulf Coast Community CollegePerkinston, Mississippi44—1 year out——3Post UniversityWaterbury, Connecticut32—1 year out$46,958$32,142 4Central New Mexico Community CollegeAlbuquerque, New Mexico30—1 year out——5East Los Angeles CollegeMonterey Park, California25—1 year out——6American National UniversitySalem, Virginia19—1 year out——7Fresno City CollegeFresno, California17—1 year out——8Sacramento City CollegeSacramento, California9—1 year out——9Mt San Jacinto Community College DistrictSan Jacinto, California8—1 year out——10Fort Peck Community CollegePoplar, Montana8—1 year out——11Florida National University-Main CampusHialeah, Florida8—1 year out——12College of the SequoiasVisalia, California7—1 year out——13Harford Community CollegeBel Air, Maryland7—1 year out——14Holmes Community CollegeGoodman, Mississippi7—1 year out——15Carl Albert State CollegePoteau, Oklahoma7—1 year out——16Fullerton CollegeFullerton, California6—1 year out——17Moorpark CollegeMoorpark, California6—1 year out——18Santa Ana CollegeSanta Ana, California6—1 year out——19San Joaquin Delta CollegeStockton, California6—1 year out——20Navajo Technical UniversityCrownpoint, New Mexico6—1 year out——21De Anza CollegeCupertino, California5—1 year out——22Hartnell CollegeSalinas, California5—1 year out——23San Diego Miramar CollegeSan Diego, California5—1 year out——24Temple CollegeTemple, Texas5—1 year out——25Folsom Lake CollegeFolsom, California5—1 year out——26Cerro Coso Community CollegeRidgecrest, California4—1 year out——27West Los Angeles CollegeCulver City, California4—1 year out——28American Samoa Community CollegePago Pago, American Samoa4—1 year out——29Cypress CollegeCypress, California3—1 year out——30Oxnard CollegeOxnard, California3—1 year out——31Pasadena City CollegePasadena, California3—1 year out——32Riverside City CollegeRiverside, California3—1 year out——33Snow CollegeEphraim, Utah3—1 year out——34Chaffey CollegeRancho Cucamonga, California2—1 year out——35Irvine Valley CollegeIrvine, California2—1 year out——36Los Angeles Pierce CollegeWoodland Hills, California2—1 year out——37MiraCosta CollegeOceanside, California2—1 year out——38College of San MateoSan Mateo, California2—1 year out——39North Idaho CollegeCoeur d'Alene, Idaho2—1 year out——40Barton County Community CollegeGreat Bend, Kansas2—1 year out——41Western Texas CollegeSnyder, Texas2—1 year out——42Woodland Community CollegeWoodland, California2—1 year out——43Mesa Community CollegeMesa, Arizona1—1 year out——44Rio Salado CollegeTempe, Arizona1—1 year out——45Bakersfield CollegeBakersfield, California1—1 year out——46Canada CollegeRedwood City, California1—1 year out——47Cuesta CollegeSan Luis Obispo, California1—1 year out——48Humphreys UniversityStockton, California1—1 year out——49Palomar CollegeSan Marcos, California1—1 year out——50San Diego City CollegeSan Diego, California1—1 year out——51San Jose City CollegeSan Jose, California1—1 year out——52Southwestern CollegeChula Vista, California1—1 year out——53West Valley CollegeSaratoga, California1—1 year out——54Vincennes UniversityVincennes, Indiana1—1 year out——55Anne Arundel Community CollegeArnold, Maryland1—1 year out——56West Virginia University at ParkersburgParkersburg, West Virginia1—1 year out——57Casper CollegeCasper, Wyoming1—1 year out——58Estrella Mountain Community CollegeAvondale, Arizona1—1 year out——

Certificate programs — 33 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia154$68,3591 year out$117,300$19,500 2University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio62—1 year out——3Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona39—1 year out—$15,267 4American National UniversitySalem, Virginia39—1 year out——5Siena UniversityLoudonville, New York38—1 year out——6Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas36—1 year out——7College of the CanyonsSanta Clarita, California24—1 year out——8Sacramento City CollegeSacramento, California23—1 year out——9Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional StudiesFort Wayne, Indiana22—1 year out——10Henry Ford CollegeDearborn, Michigan20—1 year out——11The University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas18—1 year out——12The University of MontanaMissoula, Montana13—1 year out——13Chaffey CollegeRancho Cucamonga, California12—1 year out——14Santa Ana CollegeSanta Ana, California12—1 year out——15Saint Norbert CollegeDe Pere, Wisconsin12—1 year out——16San Joaquin Delta CollegeStockton, California11—1 year out——17National Park CollegeHot Springs, Arkansas10—1 year out——18Central Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant, Michigan10—1 year out——19College of Micronesia-FSMPohnpei, Micronesia10—1 year out——20East Los Angeles CollegeMonterey Park, California7—1 year out——21Victor Valley CollegeVictorville, California7—1 year out——22Augusta UniversityAugusta, Georgia4—1 year out——23Henderson State UniversityArkadelphia, Arkansas3—1 year out——24Los Angeles City CollegeLos Angeles, California3—1 year out——25Southwestern CollegeChula Vista, California3—1 year out——26Husson UniversityBangor, Maine3—1 year out——27Missouri Southern State UniversityJoplin, Missouri2—1 year out——28Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania2—1 year out——29Contra Costa CollegeSan Pablo, California1—1 year out——30Jacksonville UniversityJacksonville, Florida1—1 year out——31St. John's University-New YorkQueens, New York1—1 year out——32West Virginia University at ParkersburgParkersburg, West Virginia1—1 year out——33Pennsylvania State University-World CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania1—1 year out——

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).