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| No. | Law School | State | Median Salary Private | Median Salary Public |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albany Law School Union U. | NY | $73,000 | $59,000 |
| 2 | American University | DC | $100,000 | $56,000 |
| 3 | Appalachian School of Law | VA | N/A | N/A |
| 4 | Arizona State University | AZ | $82,000 | $58,500 |
| 4 | Arizona Summit Law School | AZ | N/A | N/A |
| 6 | Atlanta's John Marshall Law | GA | N/A | N/A |
| 7 | Ave Maria School of Law | FL | $60,000 | $45,000 |
| 7 | Barry University | FL | N/A | N/A |
| 9 | Baylor University | TX | $85,000 | $61,105 |
| 10 | Belmont University | TN | $95,000 | $52,000 |
| 11 | Boston College | MA | $180,000 | $60,223 |
| 11 | Boston University | MA | $180,000 | $60,000 |
| 13 | Brigham Young University | UT | $104,000 | $40,000 |
| 14 | Brooklyn Law School | NY | $110,000 | $60,000 |
| 15 | California Western | CA | $67,500 | $66,812 |
| 16 | Campbell University | NC | $50,000 | $47,500 |
| 17 | Capital University | OH | $62,500 | $52,500 |
| 18 | Cardozo-Yeshiva University | NY | $70,000 | $60,000 |
| 19 | Case Western Reserve U. | OH | $63,000 | $53,966 |
| 20 | Catholic U. of America | DC | $97,335 | $55,963 |
| 21 | Chapman University | CA | $75,000 | $59,250 |
| 22 | Charleston School of Law | SC | $63,000 | $51,000 |
| 23 | Charlotte School of Law | NC | N/A | N/A |
| 24 | Cleveland State U. (Marshall) | OH | $70,000 | $51,051 |
| 25 | College of William and Mary | VA | $105,000 | $56,748 |
| 26 | Columbia University | NY | $180,000 | $60,000 |
| 27 | Concordia University | ID | $53,750 | $57,000 |
| 28 | Cornell University | NY | $180,000 | $64,228 |
| 29 | Creighton University | NE | $67,500 | $60,000 |
| 30 | CUNY-Queens College | NY | $62,500 | $54,583 |
| 31 | DePaul University | IL | $68,000 | $53,750 |
| 32 | Drake University | IA | $61,500 | $55,000 |
| 33 | Drexel University (Kline) | PA | $85,000 | $48,500 |
| 34 | Duke University | NC | $180,000 | $60,000 |
| 35 | Duquesne University | PA | $60,000 | $40,553 |
| 36 | Elon University | NC | $55,000 | $49,778 |
| 37 | Emory University | GA | $115,000 | $57,000 |
| 38 | Faulkner University (Jones) | AL | $48,000 | $48,500 |
| 39 | Florida A&M University | FL | $60,000 | $41,700 |
| 39 | Florida Coastal | FL | $50,000 | $44,999 |
| 39 | Florida International U. | FL | $67,500 | $45,000 |
| 39 | Florida State University | FL | $67,500 | $46,000 |
| 43 | Fordham University | NY | $180,000 | $61,250 |
| 44 | George Mason U. (Scalia) | VA | $106,000 | $60,000 |
| 45 | George Washington U. | DC | $180,000 | $60,000 |
| 45 | Georgetown University | DC | $180,000 | $55,000 |
| 47 | Georgia State University | GA | $80,000 | $55,000 |
| 48 | Golden Gate University | CA | $82,000 | $90,518 |
| 49 | Gonzaga University | WA | $57,000 | $51,400 |
| 50 | Hamline University | MN | $60,000 | $54,516 |
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Published in spring 2019, the salary statistics in PublicLegal's 2020 Raw Data Law School Rankings by Median Salary report are those of full-time, long-term employed law graduates for the class of 2017 at the time of graduation and within ten months after graduation (approximately spring 2018), as self-reported by the graduates.
The salaries indicated under the heading “Median Salary Private” reflect those salaries of the 50th percentile, among those graduates working in private practice as law firm associates. The salaries indicated under the heading “Median Salary Public” reflect those salaries of the 50th percentile, among those graduates working in government jobs or judicial clerkships at the federal or state level.
In determining median salaries, jobs classified as “JD advantage” have been excluded (i.e., positions in which the employer requires a JD or considers it an advantage to hold such a degree, but in which admission to the bar is not required).
The rationale behind entitling this report as the “2020” report is that our 2020 Law School Rankings report and 2020 Law School Profiles are of considerable interest to prospective law school applicants who seek to enroll in classes commencing in fall 2020. At the time of our publication of this report in spring 2019, these employment statistics reflected the most current data available.
Source: The data have been compiled from a variety of sources, including from data released publicly by the law schools.
Next Release: Our 2021 report is slated for publication in spring 2020.