10 Law Schools That Produce the Highest-Earning Graduates
School is expensive, so prospective law students want to know which schools have a reputation for producing graduates with high earning potential.
Whether you’re thinking about attending law school or just curious about a legal career, these are the schools that excel in this area, according to the Florida law firm of Anidjar & Levine, which analyzed data from ABA-accredited schools.
10. Loyola University School of Law
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Tuition: $25,345 (per semester)
On average, graduates of Loyola earn $110,658 annually four years after completing their education and $97,071 two years post-graduation.
Loyala’s famous alumni are a diverse bunch and include Gloria Allred, Robert Shapiro, and Joe Escalante of the punk band, The Vandals.
9. Seton Hall School of Law
Location: Newark, New Jersey
Tuition: $32,510 per semester
Graduates of Seton Hall School of Law in Newark, New Jersey, secure the ninth-highest national salary at $115,233. Remarkably, the figure rises to the sixth-highest nationwide at $101,406 just two years after graduation.
Seton Hall has four centers focusing on intellectual property law, public interest law, health law, i social justice, and public policy. It has been consistently ranked as one of the top colleges in the U.S. by the “The Princeton Review.”
8. Boston University School of Law
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Tuition: $63,606 (full year)
Boston University School of Law alumni achieve a substantial average income of $118,134 four years after graduating. Even at the two-year mark following graduation, their earnings stand impressively at $96,829, ranking the school as the eighth highest nationwide.
The curriculum offers many programs including health law, intellectual property law, and tax law.
7. University of Florida’s Fredric G. Levin College of Law
Location: Gainesville, Florida
Tuition: $21,803 (in-state) and $38,039 (out-of-state) per semester
Graduates from the Fredric G. Levin College of Law achieve an average annual income of $125,265 four years after completing their studies and $96,183 two years post-graduation.
Fun fact — at least one of the school’s alumni has served in the Florida Supreme Court every year from 1940 to the present day. Another fun fact — the attorney the school is named for, Pensacola native Fred Levin, once won a settlement against the tobacco industry on behalf of the state of Florida that was worth $13 billion and netted his law firm a payout of $300 million.