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Legal Professions at Capital University

Legal Professions at Capital University

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

Capital University is located in Columbus, OH.

Studying Online at Capital University

Distance learning is available at Capital University. Among 2,263 students, 101 (4%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 1,022 (45%) took at least some classes online.

Use these rankings to compare Capital University’s Legal Professions program against peer institutions.

Doctoral-Level Rankings

Ranking Scope Rank
Best Value Ohio #13 of 17
Best Schools (Quality) Ohio #14 of 16
Best Schools (Quality) Great Lakes (Region) #57 of 68
Best Value Great Lakes (Region) #59 of 68
Best Value Nationwide #350 of 450
Best Schools (Quality) Nationwide #359 of 459

Students who complete Capital University’s Legal Professions program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Median earnings by years after graduation for Legal Professions at Capital University
Years After Graduation Median Earnings
1 year $50,882
2 years $51,609
3 years $56,092
4 years $69,385
5 years $79,762

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years out, Legal Professions graduates from Capital University earn a median of $69,385, compared with $55,523 for all Capital University graduates — about 25% higher than the school-wide median.

Legal Professions earnings compared with all majors at Capital University

Graduates of the Legal Professions program at Capital University pursue many career paths. Here are the highest-paying careers for Legal Professions majors, 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

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