Law Degree Salaries by University

Source: US Dept. of Education, 2022


id University Degree Major Y1 Earnings Y2 Earnings Y3 Earnings Y4 Earnings Control
1 Cornell University Doctoral Degree Law. $195,233 $172,867 $207,272 $249,283 Private, nonprofit
2 Duke University Doctoral Degree Law. $173,119 $168,098 $200,300 $214,790 Private, nonprofit
3 Yale University Doctoral Degree Law. $84,669 $132,032 $165,012 $204,668 Private, nonprofit
4 Santa Clara University Doctoral Degree Law. PrivacySuppressed $86,424 $93,193 $128,612 Private, nonprofit
5 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Doctoral Degree Law. $75,235 $74,200 $92,189 $109,902 Public
6 Pepperdine University Doctoral Degree Law. $73,898 $71,015 $90,146 $107,550 Private, nonprofit
7 Chapman University Doctoral Degree Law. PrivacySuppressed $58,479 $82,686 $102,065 Private, nonprofit
8 University of San Francisco Doctoral Degree Law. $50,987 $67,101 $85,917 $99,029 Private, nonprofit
9 Baylor University Doctoral Degree Law. $81,912 $69,338 $85,393 $98,447 Private, nonprofit
10 Arizona State University Campus Immersion Doctoral Degree Law. $64,489 $63,631 $75,718 $94,528 Public
11 Rutgers University-New Brunswick Doctoral Degree Law. $57,880 $54,331 $80,119 $93,351 Public
12 Brigham Young University Doctoral Degree Law. PrivacySuppressed $59,485 $73,933 $89,591 Private, nonprofit
13 Suffolk University Doctoral Degree Law. $64,945 $59,253 $72,153 $86,758 Private, nonprofit
14 University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Doctoral Degree Law. $64,654 $55,964 $69,422 $85,415 Public
15 Saint Louis University Doctoral Degree Law. PrivacySuppressed $57,195 $69,466 $83,702 Private, nonprofit
16 Florida International University Doctoral Degree Law. $58,150 $55,859 $67,392 $82,989 Public
17 University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Doctoral Degree Law. $59,521 $56,114 $67,720 $79,446 Public
18 Albany Law School Doctoral Degree Law. $62,238 $59,485 $70,397 $78,861 Private, nonprofit
19 Lewis & Clark College Doctoral Degree Law. $60,132 $55,512 $66,934 $78,229 Private, nonprofit
20 Loyola University New Orleans Doctoral Degree Law. PrivacySuppressed $43,000 $60,981 $76,451 Private, nonprofit
21 Belmont University Doctoral Degree Law. $53,747 $52,420 $67,413 $76,008 Private, nonprofit
22 University of Illinois Chicago Doctoral Degree Law. $56,822 PrivacySuppressed $65,009 $75,629 Public
23 John F. Kennedy University Doctoral Degree Law. PrivacySuppressed PrivacySuppressed $46,870 $75,231 Private, nonprofit
24 Mercer University Doctoral Degree Law. $58,393 $50,558 $61,432 $74,751 Private, nonprofit
25 University of New Mexico-Main Campus Doctoral Degree Law. $57,225 $53,647 $61,531 $73,141 Public
26 St. Thomas University Doctoral Degree Law. $52,281 $42,146 $52,911 $71,477 Private, nonprofit
27 Samford University Doctoral Degree Law. $55,927 $48,667 $61,547 $70,418 Private, nonprofit
28 University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth Doctoral Degree Law. $48,378 $45,696 $55,393 $69,344 Public
29 University of Dayton Doctoral Degree Law. PrivacySuppressed $43,426 $61,258 $68,360 Private, nonprofit
30 Massachusetts School of Law Doctoral Degree Law. $49,371 $47,455 $57,052 $65,723 Private, nonprofit
31 Concordia University-Portland Doctoral Degree Law. PrivacySuppressed $41,565 $52,155 $64,729 Private, nonprofit
32 Ohio Northern University Doctoral Degree Law. PrivacySuppressed $44,021 $56,168 $63,668 Private, nonprofit
33 Western New England University Doctoral Degree Law. $44,639 $46,869 $50,191 $60,637 Private, nonprofit
34 Columbia University in the City of New York First Professional Degree Law. $201,681 $180,752 $230,020 $280,926 Private, nonprofit
35 University of Pennsylvania First Professional Degree Law. $196,219 $177,119 $218,410 $261,434 Private, nonprofit
36 University of Chicago First Professional Degree Law. $181,658 $171,510 $219,263 $256,407 Private, nonprofit
37 Stanford University First Professional Degree Law. $153,149 $170,457 $210,837 $247,989 Private, nonprofit
38 Harvard University First Professional Degree Law. $172,727 $165,340 $199,043 $233,589 Private, nonprofit
39 New York University First Professional Degree Law. PrivacySuppressed $174,714 $209,134 $230,197 Private, nonprofit
40 Northwestern University First Professional Degree Law. $196,640 $170,971 $206,288 $227,792 Private, nonprofit
41 University of Virginia-Main Campus First Professional Degree Law. $189,235 $162,255 $193,013 $221,601 Public
42 University of California-Berkeley First Professional Degree Law. $186,967 $142,470 $143,984 $182,943 Public
43 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor First Professional Degree Law. $150,448 $139,927 $151,208 $176,085 Public
44 University of Southern California First Professional Degree Law. $135,745 $101,072 $134,632 $164,409 Private, nonprofit
45 Vanderbilt University First Professional Degree Law. $144,075 $114,324 $130,516 $154,348 Private, nonprofit
46 Fordham University First Professional Degree Law. $158,382 $100,690 $124,166 $153,462 Private, nonprofit
47 University of California-Los Angeles First Professional Degree Law. PrivacySuppressed $101,128 $130,087 $151,546 Public
48 Georgetown University First Professional Degree Law. $164,429 $119,805 $129,874 $146,922 Private, nonprofit
49 Boston College First Professional Degree Law. $114,959 $93,588 $114,789 $144,494 Private, nonprofit
50 The University of Texas at Austin First Professional Degree Law. PrivacySuppressed $100,607 $120,559 $137,082 Public
51 Boston University First Professional Degree Law. $128,883 $92,743 $106,517 $132,844 Private, nonprofit
52 Washington University in St Louis First Professional Degree Law. $91,359 $80,755 $115,101 $131,895 Private, nonprofit
53 University of Notre Dame First Professional Degree Law. $87,091 $85,243 $110,135 $127,146 Private, nonprofit
54 George Washington University First Professional Degree Law. $82,298 $83,177 $102,875 $125,556 Private, nonprofit
55 University of California-Hastings College of Law First Professional Degree Law. $84,760 $76,998 $98,137 $122,517 Public
56 Southern Methodist University First Professional Degree Law. $92,581 $81,554 $99,143 $120,122 Private, nonprofit
57 University of California-Irvine First Professional Degree Law. $86,874 $97,959 $101,335 $118,723 Public
58 Emory University First Professional Degree Law. $75,208 $72,711 $92,305 $112,488 Private, nonprofit
59 Santa Clara University First Professional Degree Law. $85,894 $68,379 $100,639 $112,148 Private, nonprofit
60 Yeshiva University First Professional Degree Law. $73,371 $71,743 $89,652 $109,829 Private, nonprofit
61 University of San Diego First Professional Degree Law. $77,990 $73,391 $92,346 $109,740 Private, nonprofit
62 Seton Hall University First Professional Degree Law. $69,650 $67,255 $90,083 $109,479 Private, nonprofit
63 George Mason University First Professional Degree Law. $80,019 $75,204 $89,808 $109,265 Public
64 University of Houston First Professional Degree Law. $81,124 $74,200 $87,533 $107,620 Public
65 University of California-Davis First Professional Degree Law. $80,209 $74,262 $87,586 $105,663 Public
66 Loyola Marymount University First Professional Degree Law. $76,120 $64,493 $89,875 $104,890 Private, nonprofit
67 Loyola University Chicago First Professional Degree Law. $78,406 $65,424 $85,807 $104,463 Private, nonprofit
68 University of Connecticut First Professional Degree Law. $70,942 $73,348 $85,086 $104,260 Public
69 University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus First Professional Degree Law. $70,942 $73,348 $85,086 $104,260 Public
70 University of Connecticut-Avery Point First Professional Degree Law. $70,942 $73,348 $85,086 $104,260 Public
71 University of Connecticut-Stamford First Professional Degree Law. $70,942 $73,348 $85,086 $104,260 Public
72 University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus First Professional Degree Law. $70,942 $73,348 $85,086 $104,260 Public
73 The Catholic University of America First Professional Degree Law. $67,970 $64,162 $80,941 $103,990 Private, nonprofit
74 Brooklyn Law School First Professional Degree Law. $73,383 $71,764 $84,826 $101,697 Private, nonprofit
75 St. Johns University-New York First Professional Degree Law. $76,210 $70,656 $84,681 $101,018 Private, nonprofit
76 University of Washington-Seattle Campus First Professional Degree Law. $75,253 $68,935 $80,946 $99,074 Public
77 University of Nevada-Las Vegas First Professional Degree Law. $72,511 $72,177 $86,154 $97,762 Public
78 University of Florida First Professional Degree Law. $66,008 $63,217 $80,354 $97,045 Public
79 Tulane University of Louisiana First Professional Degree Law. PrivacySuppressed $67,660 $79,920 $95,856 Private, nonprofit
80 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill First Professional Degree Law. $76,259 $57,770 $87,057 $95,481 Public
81 Texas Tech University First Professional Degree Law. $65,990 $60,854 $79,100 $95,229 Public
82 Chapman University First Professional Degree Law. $66,272 $68,422 $79,211 $94,450 Private, nonprofit
83 University of Maryland, Baltimore First Professional Degree Law. $64,417 $63,898 $78,338 $94,309 Public
84 Villanova University First Professional Degree Law. $73,474 $67,324 $80,036 $94,303 Private, nonprofit
85 University of Iowa First Professional Degree Law. $69,147 $69,338 $81,057 $94,146 Public
86 William & Mary First Professional Degree Law. $70,191 $66,087 $81,526 $93,684 Public
87 Washington and Lee University First Professional Degree Law. $69,076 $72,642 $83,304 $93,627 Private, nonprofit
88 Southwestern Law School First Professional Degree Law. $58,279 $53,858 $76,657 $93,315 Private, nonprofit
89 Temple University First Professional Degree Law. $71,731 $67,789 $79,307 $93,115 Public
90 American University First Professional Degree Law. $65,460 $63,203 $78,002 $92,991 Private, nonprofit
91 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities First Professional Degree Law. $70,206 $63,776 $74,757 $92,988 Public
92 Hofstra University First Professional Degree Law. $64,417 $62,681 $78,315 $91,839 Private, nonprofit
93 Illinois Institute of Technology First Professional Degree Law. $67,070 $65,131 $79,844 $90,958 Private, nonprofit
94 University of Miami First Professional Degree Law. $67,424 $58,673 $75,770 $90,674 Private, nonprofit
95 South Texas College of Law Houston First Professional Degree Law. $65,593 $62,749 $75,882 $90,663 Private, nonprofit
96 University of the Pacific First Professional Degree Law. $66,300 $62,766 $79,116 $90,470 Private, nonprofit
97 California Western School of Law First Professional Degree Law. $56,303 $48,667 $76,043 $90,230 Private, nonprofit
98 University of Georgia First Professional Degree Law. $69,896 $64,068 $78,529 $89,914 Public
99 The University of Alabama First Professional Degree Law. $70,082 $60,771 $76,479 $89,400 Public
100 New York Law School First Professional Degree Law. $71,646 $65,690 $76,554 $89,356 Private, nonprofit
101 Georgia State University First Professional Degree Law. $70,243 $67,965 $77,854 $89,252 Public
102 University of Colorado Boulder First Professional Degree Law. $65,704 $63,234 $76,432 $89,219 Public
103 University of Arizona First Professional Degree Law. PrivacySuppressed $59,314 $70,666 $89,057 Public
104 Ohio State University-Main Campus First Professional Degree Law. $73,515 $57,995 $76,200 $88,523 Public
105 Indiana University-Bloomington First Professional Degree Law. $74,327 $61,516 $75,109 $88,474 Public
106 Pace University First Professional Degree Law. PrivacySuppressed $64,253 $75,651 $87,458 Private, nonprofit
107 Wake Forest University First Professional Degree Law. $63,235 $60,811 $72,065 $87,235 Private, nonprofit
108 Wayne State University First Professional Degree Law. $65,928 $64,281 $73,481 $86,839 Public
109 Touro University First Professional Degree Law. $58,113 $57,995 $74,258 $86,500 Private, nonprofit
110 University of Richmond First Professional Degree Law. $63,433 $59,858 $73,682 $86,168 Private, nonprofit
111 University of Utah First Professional Degree Law. $69,909 $60,689 $75,773 $86,029 Public
112 University of Baltimore First Professional Degree Law. $57,324 $53,984 $73,073 $85,639 Public
113 Case Western Reserve University First Professional Degree Law. $61,746 $56,189 $74,155 $85,577 Private, nonprofit
114 Golden Gate University First Professional Degree Law. $52,909 $52,789 $72,347 $85,053 Private, nonprofit
115 Syracuse University First Professional Degree Law. $62,765 $56,776 $74,295 $84,748 Private, nonprofit
116 Seattle University First Professional Degree Law. $65,675 $60,452 $71,929 $84,607 Private, nonprofit
117 University of Wisconsin-Madison First Professional Degree Law. $67,155 $60,126 $72,579 $84,364 Public
118 Northeastern University First Professional Degree Law. $63,909 $59,909 $70,310 $84,159 Private, nonprofit
119 University of Hawaii at Manoa First Professional Degree Law. $68,638 $62,012 $70,269 $83,916 Public
120 Purdue University Global First Professional Degree Law. $62,731 $64,493 $65,353 $83,840 Public
121 Howard University First Professional Degree Law. $71,861 $58,152 $71,129 $83,812 Private, nonprofit
122 DePaul University First Professional Degree Law. $62,841 $59,688 $70,086 $83,472 Private, nonprofit
123 Quinnipiac University First Professional Degree Law. $59,034 $62,088 $71,826 $83,420 Private, nonprofit
124 Stetson University First Professional Degree Law. $52,813 $54,371 $67,603 $83,382 Private, nonprofit
125 Texas A & M University-College Station First Professional Degree Law. $70,263 $58,582 $67,877 $83,359 Public
126 University of Denver First Professional Degree Law. $62,896 $60,704 $73,790 $83,279 Private, nonprofit
127 Drexel University First Professional Degree Law. $56,367 $54,855 $69,934 $82,453 Private, nonprofit
128 The University of Tennessee-Knoxville First Professional Degree Law. $57,949 $56,890 $70,612 $82,373 Public
129 Duquesne University First Professional Degree Law. $53,684 $54,417 $68,603 $81,365 Private, nonprofit
130 Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis First Professional Degree Law. $65,061 $57,017 $66,793 $81,333 Public
131 Argosy University First Professional Degree Law. $59,569 $40,281 $68,020 $81,163 Private, for-profit
132 Thomas Jefferson School of Law First Professional Degree Law. $40,821 $48,752 $68,577 $80,754 Private, nonprofit
133 Nova Southeastern University First Professional Degree Law. $54,987 $57,679 $60,668 $80,385 Private, nonprofit
134 Mitchell Hamline School of Law First Professional Degree Law. $61,445 $54,171 $66,681 $80,356 Private, nonprofit
135 Taft University System First Professional Degree Law. $77,973 $71,015 PrivacySuppressed $80,334 Private, for-profit
136 University at Buffalo First Professional Degree Law. $58,697 $54,593 $69,334 $79,742 Public
137 University of Kansas First Professional Degree Law. $59,724 $53,108 $68,650 $79,717 Public
138 Whittier College First Professional Degree Law. $35,679 $41,689 $64,434 $79,627 Private, nonprofit
139 University of Kentucky First Professional Degree Law. $52,479 $58,274 $68,449 $79,533 Public
140 Florida State University First Professional Degree Law. $56,790 $51,566 $65,480 $79,350 Public
141 Pennsylvania State University-Dickinson Law First Professional Degree Law. $56,119 $55,061 $64,708 $79,123 Public
142 Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus First Professional Degree Law. $56,119 $55,061 $64,708 $79,123 Public
143 The Pennsylvania State University First Professional Degree Law. $56,119 $55,061 $64,708 $79,123 Public
144 University of Oregon First Professional Degree Law. $60,241 $56,840 $67,900 $78,715 Public
145 University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus First Professional Degree Law. $62,907 $53,424 $65,418 $78,440 Public
146 Michigan State University First Professional Degree Law. $60,480 PrivacySuppressed $68,379 $78,397 Public
147 University of South Carolina-Columbia First Professional Degree Law. $54,513 $53,942 $66,127 $78,338 Public
148 CUNY School of Law First Professional Degree Law. $66,167 $58,286 $67,432 $78,258 Public
149 University of Arkansas First Professional Degree Law. $57,557 $58,479 $68,196 $78,209 Public
150 University of La Verne First Professional Degree Law. PrivacySuppressed $41,789 $52,377 $78,153 Private, nonprofit
151 Willamette University First Professional Degree Law. $57,152 $49,102 $65,240 $77,880 Private, nonprofit
152 Marquette University First Professional Degree Law. $57,795 $57,839 $65,791 $77,057 Private, nonprofit
153 Gonzaga University First Professional Degree Law. $59,741 $56,415 $69,299 $76,934 Private, nonprofit
154 University of Detroit Mercy First Professional Degree Law. $53,322 $53,202 $60,071 $76,916 Private, nonprofit
155 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College First Professional Degree Law. $62,823 $52,107 $67,944 $76,358 Public
156 Widener University First Professional Degree Law. $53,209 $55,632 $65,158 $75,456 Private, nonprofit
157 Trinity Law School First Professional Degree Law. $50,070 $42,682 $58,535 $75,315 Private, nonprofit
158 Trinity International University-Illinois First Professional Degree Law. $50,070 $42,682 $58,535 $75,315 Private, nonprofit
159 Cleveland State University First Professional Degree Law. $54,679 $54,020 $67,084 $75,216 Public
160 Hamline University First Professional Degree Law. PrivacySuppressed $59,756 $66,301 $74,950 Private, nonprofit
161 University of Missouri-Columbia First Professional Degree Law. $53,923 $54,621 $67,270 $74,684 Public
162 University of Tulsa First Professional Degree Law. $56,260 $57,318 $64,504 $74,294 Private, nonprofit
163 St. Marys University First Professional Degree Law. $58,704 $51,458 $62,917 $73,788 Private, nonprofit
164 West Virginia University First Professional Degree Law. $54,919 $53,080 $61,541 $73,564 Public
165 University of Nebraska-Lincoln First Professional Degree Law. $64,977 $55,512 $64,650 $73,448 Public
166 University of St Thomas First Professional Degree Law. $59,454 $55,151 $60,810 $73,326 Private, nonprofit
167 Northern Kentucky University First Professional Degree Law. $43,718 $50,856 $61,904 $73,211 Public
168 Roger Williams University First Professional Degree Law. $51,200 $53,219 $63,422 $72,785 Private, nonprofit
169 Roger Williams University School of Law First Professional Degree Law. $51,200 $53,219 $63,422 $72,785 Private, nonprofit
170 University of Wyoming First Professional Degree Law. $56,842 $55,383 $66,607 $72,231 Public
171 University of Mississippi First Professional Degree Law. $55,037 $50,439 $62,210 $71,862 Public
172 Humphreys University-Stockton and Modesto Campuses First Professional Degree Law. PrivacySuppressed $65,657 $64,520 $71,793 Private, nonprofit
173 University of Missouri-Kansas City First Professional Degree Law. $54,597 $51,169 $63,544 $71,740 Public
174 Drake University First Professional Degree Law. $65,460 $57,318 $65,013 $71,685 Private, nonprofit
175 University of Memphis First Professional Degree Law. $54,715 $51,035 $61,841 $71,652 Public
176 University of Idaho First Professional Degree Law. $56,904 $53,131 $60,120 $70,913 Public
177 Creighton University First Professional Degree Law. $56,322 $53,318 $61,821 $70,516 Private, nonprofit
178 University of North Dakota First Professional Degree Law. $58,885 $53,108 $60,905 $70,092 Public
179 Regent University First Professional Degree Law. $49,875 $50,640 $58,242 $69,745 Private, nonprofit
180 University of Southern Maine First Professional Degree Law. $57,401 $55,594 $65,574 $69,705 Public
181 University of Cincinnati-Main Campus First Professional Degree Law. $57,672 $50,742 $61,846 $69,560 Public
182 Capital University First Professional Degree Law. $56,836 $51,237 $56,092 $69,385 Private, nonprofit
183 Ave Maria School of Law First Professional Degree Law. $49,074 $45,500 $57,460 $69,213 Private, nonprofit
184 Texas Southern University First Professional Degree Law. PrivacySuppressed $47,620 $59,244 $68,764 Public
185 University of South Dakota First Professional Degree Law. PrivacySuppressed $52,941 $61,718 $67,978 Public
186 Charleston School of Law First Professional Degree Law. $41,855 $46,999 $57,705 $67,940 Private, for-profit
187 New England Law-Boston First Professional Degree Law. $55,545 $50,856 $55,382 $67,761 Private, nonprofit
188 Arizona Summit Law School First Professional Degree Law. $52,864 $49,095 $56,541 $67,192 Private, for-profit
189 North Carolina Central University First Professional Degree Law. $49,032 $45,427 $55,783 $66,810 Public
190 Washburn University First Professional Degree Law. $54,793 $52,542 $57,844 $66,762 Public
191 Valparaiso University First Professional Degree Law. $48,100 $45,902 $55,968 $66,693 Private, nonprofit
192 Elon University First Professional Degree Law. $53,224 $44,055 $55,617 $66,563 Private, nonprofit
193 University of Louisville First Professional Degree Law. $53,541 $47,260 $57,293 $66,487 Public
194 The University of Montana First Professional Degree Law. $61,101 $52,433 $59,094 $66,479 Public
195 Campbell University First Professional Degree Law. $53,113 $44,508 $57,056 $65,629 Private, nonprofit
196 Northern Illinois University First Professional Degree Law. $54,663 $50,960 $58,618 $65,443 Public
197 Charlotte School of Law First Professional Degree Law. PrivacySuppressed $41,213 $54,590 $64,767 Private, for-profit
198 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale First Professional Degree Law. $48,797 $48,041 $57,767 $64,069 Public
199 University of Arkansas at Little Rock First Professional Degree Law. $49,115 $56,302 $61,634 $63,881 Public
200 University of Toledo First Professional Degree Law. $52,619 $46,820 $55,426 $63,755 Public
201 University of Akron Main Campus First Professional Degree Law. $49,471 $48,693 $57,768 $63,751 Public
202 Southern University and A & M College First Professional Degree Law. $45,662 $42,682 $49,164 $62,937 Public
203 Southern University Law Center First Professional Degree Law. $45,662 $42,682 $49,164 $62,937 Public
204 Florida Coastal School of Law First Professional Degree Law. $50,102 $38,443 $50,014 $62,873 Private, for-profit
205 Barry University First Professional Degree Law. $43,676 $36,900 $48,591 $62,176 Private, nonprofit
206 Concordia University-Portland First Professional Degree Law. $56,490 $55,964 $58,384 $62,160 Private, nonprofit
207 Lincoln Memorial University First Professional Degree Law. $45,341 $31,133 $50,941 $61,341 Private, nonprofit
208 Mississippi College First Professional Degree Law. $50,576 $47,260 $53,092 $61,274 Private, nonprofit
209 Western Michigan University-Thomas M. Cooley Law School First Professional Degree Law. $40,967 $44,577 $51,521 $60,910 Private, nonprofit
210 Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University First Professional Degree Law. $44,537 $42,580 $52,288 $60,633 Public
211 Atlantas John Marshall Law School First Professional Degree Law. $48,790 $41,705 $49,440 $58,433 Private, for-profit
212 Savannah Law School First Professional Degree Law. $48,790 $41,705 $49,440 $58,433 Private, for-profit
213 Faulkner University First Professional Degree Law. $47,349 $45,026 $51,228 $53,939 Private, nonprofit
214 Appalachian School of Law First Professional Degree Law. $32,667 $42,012 $45,634 $52,498 Private, nonprofit
215 Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro First Professional Degree Law. PrivacySuppressed NULL PrivacySuppressed $44,458 Private, nonprofit
216 Inter American University of Puerto Rico-School of Law First Professional Degree Law. $27,693 $25,918 $38,738 $44,097 Private, nonprofit
217 Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce First Professional Degree Law. $14,563 $21,645 $23,253 $38,718 Private, nonprofit
218 Oklahoma City University Graduate/Professional Certificate Law. PrivacySuppressed $46,570 $56,041 $66,107 Private, nonprofit
219 Stetson University Masters Degree Law. $45,634 $61,020 $54,912 $66,652 Private, nonprofit
220 Liberty University Masters Degree Law. PrivacySuppressed $46,673 $53,912 $62,305 Private, nonprofit
221 University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Masters Degree Law. $31,803 $28,236 $40,022 $48,968 Public

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