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Legal Professions at Florida State University

Legal Professions at Florida State University

If you plan to study Legal Professions, take a look at what Florida State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Florida State University sits in Tallahassee, FL.

Online Class Availability at Florida State University

Distance learning is available at Florida State University. Of 43,889 students, 5,761 (13%) studied exclusively online and 21,571 (49%) took at least some classes online.

Use these rankings to compare Florida State University’s Legal Professions program against other schools offering the same major.

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking Scope Rank
Best Schools (Quality) Florida #5 of 26
Best Schools (Quality) Southeast (Region) #14 of 109
Best Value Florida #15 of 26
Best Value Southeast (Region) #42 of 109
Best Schools (Quality) Nationwide #85 of 459
Best Value Nationwide #157 of 450

Doctoral-Level Rankings

Ranking Scope Rank
Best Schools (Quality) Florida #5 of 26
Best Schools (Quality) Southeast (Region) #14 of 109
Best Value Florida #15 of 26
Best Value Southeast (Region) #42 of 109
Best Schools (Quality) Nationwide #85 of 459
Best Value Nationwide #157 of 450

Graduates of Florida State 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 Florida State University
Years After Graduation Median Earnings
1 year $53,072
2 years $51,566
3 years $65,480
4 years $79,350
5 years $95,460

Is this above or below average for the school? At the four-year mark, Legal Professions graduates from Florida State University earn a median of $79,350, compared with $60,228 for all Florida State University graduates — about 32% higher than the school-wide median.

Legal Professions earnings compared with all majors at Florida State University

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Legal Professions graduates from Florida State University comes in at $19,500.

Those who complete Legal Professions program at Florida State University go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the top-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

References

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