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Legal Professions at Florida International University

Legal Professions at Florida International University

If you plan to study Legal Professions, you may want to check out the program at Florida International University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Florida International University is located in Miami, FL.

Online & Distance Learning at Florida International University

Many students take online classes at Florida International University. Among 54,723 students, 13,818 (25%) studied exclusively online and 23,023 (42%) took at least some classes online.

Rankings can help you compare Florida International University’s Legal Professions program against peer institutions.

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking Scope Rank
Best Value Florida #11 of 26
Best Schools (Quality) Florida #12 of 26
Best Schools (Quality) Southeast (Region) #30 of 109
Best Value Southeast (Region) #32 of 109
Best Value Nationwide #118 of 450
Best Schools (Quality) Nationwide #168 of 459

Doctoral-Level Rankings

Ranking Scope Rank
Best Value Florida #11 of 26
Best Schools (Quality) Florida #12 of 26
Best Schools (Quality) Southeast (Region) #30 of 109
Best Value Southeast (Region) #32 of 109
Best Value Nationwide #118 of 450
Best Schools (Quality) Nationwide #168 of 459

Students who complete Florida International University’s Legal Professions program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Median earnings by years after graduation for Legal Professions at Florida International University
Years After Graduation Median Earnings
1 year $57,577
2 years $51,885
3 years $67,392
4 years $82,989
5 years $98,756

How does this compare to the school overall? At the four-year mark, Legal Professions graduates from Florida International University take home a median $82,989, compared with $60,144 for all Florida International University graduates — about 38% higher than the school-wide median.

Legal Professions earnings compared with all majors at Florida International University

Students who finish Legal Professions program at Florida International University go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the best-paid 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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