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 graduates

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1University of Central FloridaOrlando, Florida257$34,4081 year out—$21,422 2University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California234$43,8861 year out$78,127$13,723 3Liberty UniversityLynchburg, Virginia152$27,6371 year out—$26,656 4CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew York, New York150$32,6491 year out$58,557$9,500 5University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, California126$36,9411 year out$62,817$18,416 6University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin126$41,1441 year out$65,938$20,980 7University of Maryland Global CampusAdelphi, Maryland119$54,3041 year out$82,406$31,017 8Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan114$33,7521 year out$63,933$24,753 9University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts112$36,1811 year out$67,417$23,000 10St. John's University-New YorkQueens, New York105$29,3071 year out$62,408$26,030 11University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington105$39,5581 year out$74,073$17,383 12Suffolk UniversityBoston, Massachusetts80$44,3541 year out$56,271$27,000 13Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona79$42,2281 year out$61,817$24,386 14University at BuffaloBuffalo, New York74—1 year out——15American Public University SystemCharles Town, West Virginia71$46,1091 year out$60,106$41,008 16The University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas64$23,0171 year out—$21,500 17United States Military AcademyWest Point, New York55—1 year out——18Auburn UniversityAuburn, Alabama50—1 year out——19University of MiamiCoral Gables, Florida49$49,6241 year out$103,274$15,500 20Arizona State University Digital ImmersionScottsdale, Arizona44$42,2281 year out$61,817$24,386 21Crestpoint UniversityPhoenix, Arizona41$35,7641 year out$50,162$53,118 22Drake UniversityDes Moines, Iowa38—1 year out——23University of Washington-Tacoma CampusTacoma, Washington36$39,5581 year out$74,073$17,383 24United States Air Force AcademyUSAF Academy, Colorado32—1 year out——25Post UniversityWaterbury, Connecticut32$39,8381 year out$39,759$51,000 26American UniversityWashington, District of Columbia31$45,7901 year out$101,273$24,375 27University of DenverDenver, Colorado30$38,4321 year out$60,082$21,142 28Bellevue UniversityBellevue, Nebraska29$44,8391 year out—$37,250 29Keiser University-Ft LauderdaleFort Lauderdale, Florida26$30,1491 year out$53,515$53,949 30University of MississippiUniversity, Mississippi24$38,3871 year out—$25,750 31Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Tennessee22—1 year out——32Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois21—1 year out——33University of BaltimoreBaltimore, Maryland20—1 year out——34Hamline UniversitySaint Paul, Minnesota20$40,0591 year out$65,092$23,250 35Pennsylvania State University-World CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania20$53,2371 year out$57,765$37,500 36Quinnipiac UniversityHamden, Connecticut19$39,1621 year out—$27,000 37St. John Fisher UniversityRochester, New York19—1 year out——38University of the District of ColumbiaWashington, District of Columbia18$43,7781 year out$61,910$40,750 39Morehead State UniversityMorehead, Kentucky18$28,5041 year out—$26,230 40Ramapo College of New JerseyMahwah, New Jersey17—1 year out——41Lipscomb UniversityNashville, Tennessee17$32,9671 year out$66,804$24,500 42National UniversitySan Diego, California16—1 year out——43University of Illinois SpringfieldSpringfield, Illinois16—1 year out——44University of Wisconsin-SuperiorSuperior, Wisconsin16—1 year out——45University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania15—1 year out——46Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania15—1 year out——47Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-PoncePonce, Puerto Rico15—1 year out——48University of KansasLawrence, Kansas14—1 year out——49Dickinson CollegeCarlisle, Pennsylvania14—1 year out——50Utah State UniversityLogan, Utah14—1 year out——51University of La VerneLa Verne, California13$49,0041 year out$61,433$30,370 52Nova Southeastern UniversityFort Lauderdale, Florida13—1 year out$59,450—53University of Central OklahomaEdmond, Oklahoma12—1 year out$64,420—54Belmont UniversityNashville, Tennessee12—1 year out——55Western New England UniversitySpringfield, Massachusetts11—1 year out——56Ithaca CollegeIthaca, New York11—1 year out——57SUNY at Purchase CollegePurchase, New York11—1 year out——58Southeastern UniversityLakeland, Florida10—1 year out——59Northeastern State UniversityTahlequah, Oklahoma10—1 year out——60Samford UniversityBirmingham, Alabama9—1 year out——61Central Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant, Michigan9—1 year out$69,066—62Rutgers University-NewarkNewark, New Jersey9—1 year out——63University of Massachusetts GlobalAliso Viejo, California9—1 year out——64University of Alaska AnchorageAnchorage, Alaska8—1 year out——65Goldey-Beacom CollegeWilmington, Delaware8—1 year out——66Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans, Louisiana8—1 year out——67Bethany Lutheran CollegeMankato, Minnesota8—1 year out——68Webster UniversitySaint Louis, Missouri8—1 year out$55,982—69Mercy UniversityDobbs Ferry, New York8$38,5791 year out$57,163$29,250 70Husson UniversityBangor, Maine8—1 year out——71Barry UniversityMiami, Florida7—1 year out——72Dominican UniversityRiver Forest, Illinois7—1 year out——73William Paterson University of New JerseyWayne, New Jersey7$30,3261 year out$51,578—74Champlain CollegeBurlington, Vermont7—1 year out——75Northeastern University Professional ProgramsBoston, Massachusetts7—1 year out——76University of New HavenWest Haven, Connecticut6—1 year out$77,792—77Palm Beach Atlantic UniversityWest Palm Beach, Florida6—1 year out——78Northern Kentucky UniversityHighland Heights, Kentucky6—1 year out——79Lasell UniversityNewton, Massachusetts6—1 year out——80Keene State CollegeKeene, New Hampshire6—1 year out——81Ohio Wesleyan UniversityDelaware, Ohio6—1 year out——82East Central UniversityAda, Oklahoma6—1 year out——83Houston Christian UniversityHouston, Texas6—1 year out——84Tarleton State UniversityStephenville, Texas6—1 year out——85Thomas More UniversityCrestview Hills, Kentucky5—1 year out——86The University of FindlayFindlay, Ohio5—1 year out——87Linfield UniversityMcMinnville, Oregon5—1 year out——88Paul Quinn CollegeDallas, Texas5—1 year out——89Buena Vista UniversityStorm Lake, Iowa4—1 year out——90Bay Path UniversityLongmeadow, Massachusetts4$34,7171 year out—$27,491 91South CollegeKnoxville, Tennessee4—1 year out——92University of Wisconsin-WhitewaterWhitewater, Wisconsin4—1 year out——93Florida National University-Main CampusHialeah, Florida4—1 year out——94Faulkner UniversityMontgomery, Alabama3—1 year out——95Mississippi Valley State UniversityItta Bena, Mississippi3—1 year out——96State University of New York at PlattsburghPlattsburgh, New York3—1 year out——97William Peace UniversityRaleigh, North Carolina3—1 year out——98Susquehanna UniversitySelinsgrove, Pennsylvania3—1 year out——99University of Arkansas at Little RockLittle Rock, Arkansas2—1 year out——100Florida Institute of TechnologyMelbourne, Florida2—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 (—).