Legal Professions at Lewis & Clark College
If you plan to study Legal Professions, take a look at what Lewis & Clark College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.
Lewis & Clark College is in Portland, OR.
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Online & Distance Learning at Lewis & Clark College
Many students take online classes at Lewis & Clark College. Of 3,504 students, 144 (4%) studied exclusively online and 307 (9%) took at least some classes online.
Earnings for Legal Professions Graduates from Lewis & Clark College
Graduates of Lewis & Clark College’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 | $55,375 |
| 2 years | $55,512 |
| 3 years | $66,934 |
| 4 years | $78,229 |
| 5 years | $93,757 |
How does this compare to the school overall? Four years after graduating, Legal Professions graduates from Lewis & Clark College earn a median of $78,229, compared with $58,990 for all Lewis & Clark College graduates — about 33% higher than the school-wide median.
Best-Paid Careers for Legal Professions Graduates
Graduates of the Legal Professions program at Lewis & Clark College go on to a range of careers. Below 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 |
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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