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Law at Boston University

If you plan to study Law, take a look at what Boston University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Boston University sits in Boston, MA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 296 law degrees were granted at Boston University.

Studying Online at Boston University

Distance learning is available at Boston University. Among 37,737 students, 5,423 (14%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 1,354 (4%) took at least some classes online.

Law Rankings at Boston University

These rankings give you a sense of how Boston University’s Law program to other colleges that offer this major.

Doctoral-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Massachusetts	#3 of 6
Best Schools (Quality)	New England (Region)	#3 of 12
Best Value	Massachusetts	#3 of 6
Best Value	New England (Region)	#5 of 10
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#21 of 184
Best Value	Nationwide	#101 of 176

Earnings for Law Graduates from Boston University

Students who complete Boston University’s Law program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$108,069
2 years	$92,743
3 years	$106,517
4 years	$132,844
5 years	$155,312

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years out, Law graduates from Boston University report median earnings of $132,844, compared with $86,455 for all Boston University graduates — about 54% higher than the school-wide median.

More Specific Law Concentrations at Boston University

The Law program at Boston University offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Law	296

Highest-Paying Careers for Law Graduates

Students who finish Law program at Boston University go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Law majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$137,571
Judicial Law Clerks	$132,226
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators	$93,794
Law Teachers, Postsecondary	$91,726
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$84,793
Lawyers	$73,181

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.