Legal Professions at Appalachian School of Law
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Appalachian School of Law is located in Grundy, VA.
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Appalachian School of Law delivers most coursework on campus; distance-education enrollment is limited.
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Earnings for Legal Professions Graduates from Appalachian School of Law
Those who finish Appalachian School of Law’s Legal Professions program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):
| Years After Graduation | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 1 year | $37,060 |
| 2 years | $42,012 |
| 3 years | $45,634 |
| 4 years | $52,498 |
| 5 years | $60,400 |
How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years out, Legal Professions graduates from Appalachian School of Law report median earnings of $52,498, compared with $52,498 for all Appalachian School of Law graduates — about 0% higher than the school-wide median.
Highest-Paying Careers for Legal Professions Graduates
Graduates of the Legal Professions program at Appalachian School of Law work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for Legal Professions graduates, ordered by median annual salary:
| Occupation | Nationwide Median Wage |
|---|---|
| Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers | $137,571 |
| Paralegals and Legal Assistants | $134,350 |
| Judicial Law Clerks | $132,226 |
| Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators | $93,794 |
| Law Teachers, Postsecondary | $91,726 |
| Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $84,793 |
| Legal Support Workers, All Other | $80,735 |
| Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners | $76,955 |
| Lawyers | $73,181 |
| Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers | $67,272 |
References
- IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
- U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
- O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
- National Center for Education Statistics
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